Portrait of Professor Vangelis Souitaris

Professor Vangelis Souitaris

Professor of Entrepreneurship

Bayes Business School , Faculty of Management

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Overview

Vangelis Souitaris is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Bayes Business School. He founded the Entrepreneurship group at Bayes in 2008 and subsequently led the group from a single member to nine top academics in 2025. Vangelis also serves as a Field Editor for the Journal of Business Venturing (JBV), the top journal in the entrepreneurship field. He joined Bayes in 2004 and became the school's youngest full professor in 2006 (age 34). Before Bayes, Vangelis spent 6 years as an assistant professor at Imperial College London. He currently holds a visiting chair at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Vangelis also visited on sabbatical LBS (2015-16), Wharton (2008-09), Bologna (2008), and Vlerick (2005). In 2011, he was recognized as one of the top 40 business school professors under 40 years old, by the online business education magazine “Poets and Quants”. As the PhD director (2011-15) he has instrumental in the academic transformation of the Bayes PhD programme (extending the duration to 4 years, introducing formal training and scholarships). 

Vangelis specialises in behavioural and social aspects of technology entrepreneurship. His behavioural portfolio includes studies on entrepreneurial inspiration, polychronicity, analysis versus intuition, halo effects, and escalation of commitment. His sociologically-driven work includes studies on institutional and network influences on technology enterprise. Currently he focuses on 3 specific areas: 1) Behavioural aspects of entrepreneurial decision making, 2) Entrepreneurial finance and 3) Academic entrepreneurship. Vangelis published work in prestigious field journals (Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Product Innovation Management, R&D Management, Technovation) and also general management journals (Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Management Studies, British Journal of Management, Long Range Planning).

Vangelis brings his expertise to practice by advising large Technology Businesses and also small technology startups that spin-out from engineering universities. He has supervised/currently supervising 9 PhD students. If you are interested in a PhD in Entrepreneurship (and/or more specifically in technology entrepreneurship) please contact Vangelis directly.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Management, University of Bradford, United Kingdom, 1995 - 1998
  • PGCE Certificate (Teaching in Higher Education), University of Bradford, United Kingdom, 1997 - 1998
  • MBA, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 1994 - January 1995
  • BSc in Chem Eng., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1989 - January 1994

Employment

  • Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 1998 - 2003

Visiting appointments

  • Visiting Scholar, London Business School, September 2015 - August 2016
  • Visiting Professor, LUISS University Rome, Italy, September 2014 - present
  • Visiting Professor, International Hellenic University, January 2009 - present
  • Visiting Scholar, University of Pensylvania, Wharton, August 2008 - July 2009
  • Visiting Scholar, University of Bologna, January - July 2008

Fellowships

  • Fellow of the RSA, Royal Society of the Arts (RSA), January 2017 - present

Memberships of professional organisations

  • Academic, Academy of Management, 2006 - present
  • Academic, Strategic Management Society

Awards

  • the tech community “hot topics” (2015). Global top 100 entrepreneurship-profs list 2015
    I was in the global top 100 entrepreneurship-professors list for 2015. The faculty in the list were nominated by practicing entrepreneurs (source: the tech community “hot topics”). See the list here: https://www.hottopics.ht/stories/education/the-100-top-professors-of-entrepreneurship-worldwide/?utm_source=newsletter+weekly&utm_campaign=90be530f8c-Subject_line_40_character_max9_11_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_00ec283f4c-90be530f8c-229941453
  • Cass Business School (2011). Research Excellence Award earned three times
    Research Excellence Award earned three times (2007, 2009 and 2011)
  • Poets and Quants (2011). Global list of top 40 Business School Professors
    Included in the global list of the top 40 Business School Professors under 40 years of age from the prestigious MBA publication Poets and Quants (2011)
  • Cass Business School (2010). Teaching and Learning Award earned three times
    Teaching and Learning Award earned three times (2004, 2006 and 2010)

Languages

Greek, Modern (1453-) and Italian

Expertise

Primary topics

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation & Creativity

Research

My research focuses on behavioral and social explanations of major entrepreneurial decisions.

Research topics

Behavioural entrepreneurship

Polychronicity, Analysis versus Intuition, Inspiration, Escalation of commitment, Halo effects

Entrepreneurial Finance

Corporate Venture Capital, Independent Venture Capital

Academic entrepreneurship

Spinoffs from public research institutions and student entrepreneurship

Research students

Kevin Curran

Attendance: September 2013 - present, full-time

Thesis title: celebrity entrepreneurs

Role: 1st Supervisor

Grace Peng

Attendance: September 2012 - present, full-time

Thesis title: founder's identity and IPO performance and exit

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Nina Hasem

Attendance: September 2012 - present, full-time

Thesis title: Entrepreneurial genetics and education

Role: 1st Supervisor

Qingan Huang

Attendance: September 2008 - July 2014, full-time

Thesis title: Time Does Matter: Top Management Team’s Temporal Orientations, Time Management Culture and Their Influence on New Venture Strategies

Role: 1st Supervisor

Tori-Yu-Wen Huang

Attendance: October 2006 - October 2011, full-time

Thesis title: Non-rational approaches to complex decision making

Role: 1st Supervisor

Konstantinos Pitsakis

Attendance: October 2004 - September 2009, full-time

Thesis title: The diffusion of university spinoffs: Institutional and ecological perspectives

Role: 1st Supervisor

Djordje Djokovic

Attendance: October 2003 - December 2010, part-time

Thesis title: Real Options and University Spinouts

Role: 1st Supervisor

Maestro Marcello

Attendance: October 2000 - December 2009, part-time

Thesis title: Polychronicity in top management teams

Role: 1st Supervisor

Grace Liu

Attendance: September 2000 - June 2005, full-time

Thesis title: Decision making in direct corporate venture capital funds

Role: 1st Supervisor

1stsupervisor

2ndsupervisor

Publications

  1. Stroe, S., Sirén, C., He, V.F., Burkhard, B. and Souitaris, V. (2026). Algorithmic Facial Expression Analysis: A Novel Methodology to Advance Management Research on Emotions. Academy of Management Journal. doi:10.5465/amj.2024.0826

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  2. Wesemann Lekkas, H., Antretter, T., Souitaris, V., Shepherd, D. and Wincent, J. (2026). To Crush the Pitch, Skip the Suit. Harvard Business Review, January February 2026
  3. Chase, S.R., Shepherd, D.A. and Souitaris, V. (2026). The Underbelly of Entrepreneurship: A Multilevel Perspective of Destructive Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 50(1), pp. 150-191. doi:10.1177/10422587251322403

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  4. Souitaris, V., Nicolaou, N., Waters, J., Shepherd, D. and Hashem, N. (2026). Does self-employment increase stress? A co-twin control analysis of Finnish and US twins. Journal of Business Venturing, 41(1), pp. 106556-106556. doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2025.106556

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  5. Georgakakis, D., Souitaris, V., Cannella, A.A., Kalogeraki, O. and Peng, G. (2025). Changing Ideological Regimes: CEO Succession with A Shift in Political Ideology and New CEO Early Departure. Journal of Management Studies, 62(7), pp. 2734-2769. doi:10.1111/joms.13142

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  6. Wesemann Lekkas, H., Antretter, T., Souitaris, V., Shepherd, D. and Wincent, J. (2025). Appearing Authentic: How Dress Formality Influences Perceived Authenticity in Investment Evaluations. Journal of Management. doi:10.1177/01492063251366209

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  7. Antretter, T., Lekkas, H.W., Djokovic, D., Souitaris, V. and Wincent, J. (2025). Not what you expected to see? Obesity stereotypes, expectancy violations, and angel investment decisions. Journal of Business Venturing, 40(5), pp. 106510-106510. doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2025.106510

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  8. Shepherd, D.A., Seyb, S. and Souitaris, V. (2024). On the edge of destruction: An impaired-regulation model of destructive entrepreneurial action. Journal of Management, 50(2), pp. 722-751. doi:10.1177/01492063221126710

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  9. Lekkas, C.-.K. and Souitaris, V. (2023). Bureaucracy Meets Digital Reality: The unfolding of urban platforms in European municipal governments. Organization Studies, 44(10), pp. 1649-1678. doi:10.1177/01708406221130857

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  10. Di Pietro, F., Souitaris, V., Masciarelli, F. and Prencipe, A. (2023). Closeness of the future: Influence of language future-time reference on individual behaviour. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 19, pp. e00359-e00359. doi:10.1016/j.jbvi.2022.e00359

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  11. Souitaris, V., Peng, B., Zerbinati, S. and Shepherd, D.A. (2023). Specialists, Generalists, or Both? Founders’ Multidimensional Breadth of Experience and Entrepreneurial Ventures’ Fundraising at IPO. Organization Science, 34(2), pp. 557-588. doi:10.1287/orsc.2022.1581

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  12. Shepherd, D.A., Souitaris, V. and Gruber, M. (2021). Creating New Ventures: A Review and Research Agenda. Journal of Management, 47(1), pp. 11-42. doi:10.1177/0149206319900537

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  13. Souitaris, V., Zerbinati, S., Peng, B.G. and Shepherd, D. (2020). Should I Stay or Should I go? Founder Power and Exit via Initial Public Offering. Academy of Management Journal, 63(1), pp. 64-95. doi:10.5465/amj.2017.0420

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  14. Huang, T., Souitaris, V. and Barsade, S. (2019). Which matters more? Group fear versus hope in entrepreneurial escalation of commitment. Strategic Management Journal, 40(11), pp. 1852-1881. doi:10.1002/smj.3051

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  15. Bellavitis, C., Filatotchev, I. and Souitaris, V. (2017). The Impact of Investment Networks on Venture Capital Firm Performance: A Contingency Framework. British Journal of Management, 28(1), pp. 102-119. doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12162

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  16. Nicolaou, N. and Souitaris, V. (2016). Can Perceived Support for Entrepreneurship Keep Great Faculty in the Face of Spinouts? Journal of Product Innovation Management, 33(3), pp. 298-319. doi:10.1111/jpim.12274

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  17. Pitsakis, K., Souitaris, V. and Nicolaou, N. (2015). The peripheral halo effect: Do academic spinoffs influence universities' research income? Journal of Management Studies, 52(3), pp. 321-353. doi:10.1111/joms.12119
  18. Souitaris, V. and Zerbinati, S. (2014). How do Corporate Venture Capitalists do Deals? An Exploration of Corporate Investment Practices. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 8(4), pp. 321-348. doi:10.1002/sej.1178
  19. Souitaris, V., Zerbinati, S. and Liu, G. (2012). Which iron cage? Endo- and exoisomorphism in corporate venture capital programs. Academy of Management Journal, 55(2), pp. 477-505. doi:10.5465/amj.2009.0709

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  20. Zerbinati, S., Souitaris, V. and Moray, N. (2012). Nurture or nature? The growth paradox of research-based spin-offs. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 24(1), pp. 21-35. doi:10.1080/09537325.2012.643558

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  21. Souitaris, V. and Maestro, B.M.M. (2011). The case for multitasking. Harvard Business Review, 89(10)
  22. Souitaris, V. and Maestro, B.M.M. (2010). Polychronicity in top management teams: The impact on strategic decision processes and performance of new technology ventures. Strategic Management Journal, 31(6), pp. 652-678. doi:10.1002/smj.831

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  23. Al-Laham, A. and Souitaris, V. (2008). Network embeddedness and new-venture internationalization: Analyzing international linkages in the German biotech industry. Journal of Business Venturing, 23(5), pp. 567-586. doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2007.09.001

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  24. Zhang, J., Souitaris, V., Soh, P.H. and Wong, P.K. (2008). A contingent model of network utilization in early financing of technology ventures. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(4), pp. 593-613. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00244.x

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  25. Djokovic, D. and Souitaris, V. (2008). Spinouts from academic institutions: A literature review with suggestions for further research. Journal of Technology Transfer, 33(3), pp. 225-247. doi:10.1007/s10961-006-9000-4

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  26. Souitaris, V., Zerbinati, S. and Al-Laham, A. (2007). Do entrepreneurship programmes raise entrepreneurial intention of science and engineering students? The effect of learning, inspiration and resources. Journal of Business Venturing, 22(4), pp. 566-591. doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2006.05.002

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  27. Souitaris, V. and Balabanis, G. (2007). Tailoring Online Retail Strategies to Increase Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty. Long Range Planning, 40(2), pp. 244-261. doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2006.11.006

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  28. Zerbinati, S. and Souitaris, V. (2005). Entrepreneurship in the public sector: A framework of analysis in European local governments. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 17(1), pp. 43-64. doi:10.1080/0898562042000310723

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  29. Souitaris, V. and Cohen, M. (2003). Internet business or just business? Impact of Internet-specific strategies on venture performance. European Management Journal, 21(4), pp. 421-437. doi:10.1016/S0263-2373(03)00080-X

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  30. Souitaris, V. (2002). Technological trajectories as moderators of firm-level determinants of innovation. Research Policy, 31(6), pp. 877-898. doi:10.1016/s0048-7333(01)00154-8

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  31. Wilson, D. and Souitaris, V. (2002). Do Germany's federal and land governments (still) co-ordinate their innovation policies? Research Policy, 31(7), pp. 1123-1140. doi:10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00181-0

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  32. Souitaris, V. (2002). Firm-specific competencies determining technological innovation. A survey in Greece. R&D Management, 32(1), pp. 61-77. doi:10.1111/1467-9310.00239
  33. Souitaris, V. (2001). Strategic Influences of Technological Innovation in Greece. British Journal of Management, 12(2), pp. 131-147. doi:10.1111/1467-8551.00190
  34. Whewell, J.A. and Souitaris, V. (2001). The impact of Internet trading on the UK antiquarian and second-hand bookselling industry. Internet Research, 11(4), pp. 296-309. doi:10.1108/10662240110402759

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  35. Souitaris, V. (2001). External communication determinants of innovation in the context of a newly industrialised country: a comparison of objective and perceptual results from Greece. Technovation, 21(1), pp. 25-34. doi:10.1016/S0166-4972(00)00014-6
  36. SOUITARIS, V. (1999). RESEARCH ON THE DETERMINANTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: A CONTINGENCY APPROACH. International Journal of Innovation Management, 03(03), pp. 287-305. doi:10.1142/s1363919699000153

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  37. Souitaris, V. and Pujari, D. (1998). Strategic environmental management in the Greek chemical industry: results from an exploratory study of selected companies. Business Strategy and the Environment, 7(3), pp. 134-149. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-0836(199807)7:3<134::AID-BSE147>3.0.CO;2-T

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Conference papers and proceedings (24)

  1. Defazio, D. and Souitaris, V. (2010). Learning to spin-off by learning to license: Individual learning processes in capability formation. Strategic Management Society Conference Rome Italy.
  2. Pitsakis, K. and Souitaris, V. (2009). Lack of norms, mimicry and the diffusion of educational innovations: The UK Spinoffs. Academy of Management Chicago.
  3. Pitsakis, K. and Souitaris, V. (2009). Spinoff diffusion and the social construction of university funding. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Babson College, Boston.
  4. Souitaris, V. and Defazio, D. (2008). Licensing or spinoffs? Success and failure experiences and the development of alternative capabilities in technology transfer organizations. Babson 2008 North Carolina.
  5. Maestro, M., Liu, G. and Souitaris, V. (2007). Determinants & Consequences Of Speed In Developing Dynamic Capabilities In New Technology Ventures. Babson Conference 2007 Madrid.
  6. Djokovic, D. and Souitaris, V. (2007). The effects of market and technological uncertainty on university spinout formation: A real option approach to technology commercialization. Academy of Management Conference Philadelphia.
  7. Moray, N., Clarysse, B., Zerbinati, S. and Souitaris, V. (2006). Nature or Nurture? The Growth Paradox of Research-Based Spin-Offs. 26 Babson Entrepreneurship Research conference Bloomington Indiana.
  8. Djokovic, D. and Souitaris, V. (2006). The effects of market and technological uncertainty on university spinout formation: A real option approach to technology commercialization. 26 Babson Entrepreneurship Research conference Bloomington Indiana.
  9. Moray, N., Clarysse, B., Zerbinati, S. and Souitaris, V. (2006). Why Research-Based Spin-Offs grow? IAMOT Conference Beijing.
  10. Zerbinati, S. and Souitaris, V. (2005). Do entrepreneurship programmes raise intentions of science and engineering students? Academy of Management Conference Hawai, USA.
  11. Maestro, M., Liu, G. and Souitaris, V. (2005). Polychronicity in top management teams. The impact on strategic decision making processes and outcomes in new ventures. 25 Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference Babson College.
  12. Zerbinati, S. and Souitaris, V. (2004). The effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial attitudes, intentions and start-up activities of engineering students. 24 Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference Glascow Scotland.
  13. Zerbinati, S. and Souitaris, V. (2002). Entrepreneurship in the public sector. Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Conference Nottingham 15-16 April.
  14. Zerbinati, S. and Souitaris, V. (2002). Entrepreneurship in the public sector: An empirical analysis of local governments in the UK and Italy. 22nd Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference Boulder Colorado.
  15. Daskalopoulos, T. and Souitaris, V. (2001). Managing Science and Technology Parks in low-tech environments: a resource-based strategic mapping framework. Portland International Conference in Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) Portland Oregon, July 29 - August 3.
  16. Whewell, J. and Souitaris, V. (2001). The impact of Internet Trading on the UK Antiquarian and Second-hand Bookselling Industry. The 22 McMaster world congress (e-commerce) Hamilton - Ontario, Canada, January 17-19.
  17. Souitaris, V. (2000). Application of a sectoral taxonomy to explore contingencies in the theory of determinants of innovation. IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMT 2000) Singapore, November 12-15.
  18. Souitaris, V. (2000). External communication determinants of innovation in the context of a newly industrialised country: The case of Greece. 9th International Conference of Management of Technology Miami, Florida, February 20-25.
  19. Souitaris, V. (2000). Strategic determinants of Innovation in Greece. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policies in the European Periphery Volos Greece, May 26-27.
  20. Souitaris, V. (1999). Corporate decision-making factors determining technological innovation: A survey in Greece. British Academy of Management Conference Manchester, September 1-3.
  21. Souitaris, V. (1999). Firm-specific competencies determining technological innovation. Results from a survey in Greece. R&D Management Conference 'R&D as a business' New Delhi, December 6-8.
  22. Souitaris, V. (1997). The issue of Determinants of Technological Innovation re-examined. Current State of the Art, Modern Research Trends and Future Prospects. R&D Management Conference. Managing R&D into the 21st Century Manchester Conference Centre, July 14-16.
  23. Souitaris, V. (1997). The issue of Determinants of Technological Innovation re-examined. Prospects of research in Japan. Conference Proceedings: European Institute of Japanese Studies Budapest, August 27-30.
  24. Souitaris, V. (1997). The issue of Determinants of Technological Innovation re-examined. Prospects of research in Japan. Conference Proceedings: European Institute of Japanese Studies Budapest, August 27-30.

Journal article

  1. Souitaris, V. and Daskalopoulos, T. (2000). Managing science and technology parks in low-tech environments: a resource-based strategic mapping framework. International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2(1/2/3/4/5/6/7), pp. 0-0. doi:10.1504/ijmtm.2000.001388

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Professional activities

Consultancy (3)

  1. University of Bologna (Public Sector) ( 2011)
    Executive teaching in Bologna, Italy
  2. Hellenic International University (Public Sector) ( 2008 - present)
    Executive teaching in Thessaloniki Greece
  3. University of Bradford (Public Sector) ( 2005 - 2009)
    Executive teaching in Dubai

Editorial activity (10)

  1. Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Management Studies, Editorial board member, January 2017 - present.
  2. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Member of Editorial Board, 2015 - present.
  3. Academy of Management Journal, Referee, 2012 - present.
  4. Organization Science, Referee, 2010 - present.
  5. Strategic Management Journal, Referee, 2010 - present.
  6. Journal of Business Venturing, Referee, 2004 - present.
  7. Research Policy, Referee, 2004 - present.
  8. European Management Journal, Member of Editorial Board, 2003 - 2011.
  9. Long Range Planning, Referee, 2003 - present.
  10. R&D Management, Referee, 2002 - present.

Events/conferences (38)

  1. Invited presentations at Kingston University (2013), Norwich Business School (2014), University of Bath (2015), London Business School (2016). (2016). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Escalation of commitment. A study of hope and fear
    Author: Huang, T
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V., Barsade, S
  2. Academy of Management Conference 2016 in Anaheim California. (Conference) California, USA (2016).
    Paper: The impact of investment networks on Venture Capitalist performance: A contingency framework
    Author: Bellavitis, C
    Co-authors: Filatotchev, I., Souitaris, V.
  3. Academy of Management Conference 2016 in Anaheim California. (Conference) California USA (2016).
    Paper: To be a specialist or a generalist? A discussion of categorical imperative mechanism on entrepreneurial IPO performance.
    Author: Bo, P.
    Co-authors: Zerbinati, S., Souitaris, V.
  4. Babson Entrepreneurship Research conference Conference, Bodo Norway. (Conference) Bodo, Norway (2016).
    Paper: Should I stay or should I go? An analysis of Entrepreneurs’ exit decisions via IPO
    Author: Zerbinati, S
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V., Bo, P.
  5. the Academy of Management Conference 2016, Anaheim California. (Conference) California, USA (2016).
    Paper: Does engagement in entrepreneurship increase life-stress?
    Author: Hashem, N
    Co-authors: Nicolaou, N. and Souitaris, V.
  6. Academy of Management Conference 2015 in Vancouver. (Conference) Vancouver, Canada (2015).
    Paper: Academic Entrepreneurship: A Multilevel Study of Individual, Subunit and Organization Effects
    Author: Huyghe, A.
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V., Knockaert, M
  7. ACERE Entrepreneurship conference 2015 in Australia, where the paper won the best paper award. (Conference) (2015).
    Paper: Academic Entrepreneurship: A Multilevel Study of Individual, Subunit and Organization Effects
    Author: Huyghe, A.,
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V., Knockaert, M.
  8. Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference 2015, Babson College. (Conference) Boston USA (2015).
    Paper: To be a specialist or a generalist? A discussion of categorical imperative mechanism on entrepreneurial IPO performance.
    Author: Bo, P.
    Co-authors: Zerbinati, S., Souitaris, V.
  9. Invited presentations at London Business School (2013), Warwick Business School (2014), Strathclyde University (2012), LUISS University in Rome (2014), and the University of Cyprus (2012). (Seminar) (2014). Invited speaker.
    Paper: The peripheral halo effect. Spinoff portfolio characteristics and university research income
    Author: Pitsakis, K
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V., Nicolaou, N
  10. Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia. 2014. (Conference) Philadelphia, USA (2014).
    Paper: The impact of investment networks on Venture Capitalist performance: A contingency framework
    Author: Bellavitis, C
    Co-authors: Filatotchev, I., Souitaris, V.
  11. Invited presentations at Imperial College London (2011) and ESADE (2012). (2012). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Can perceived support for entrepreneurship keep great faculty in the face of spinouts
    Author: Nicolaou, N
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V
  12. Strategic Management Society Conference. (Conference) Rome Italy (2010).
    Paper: Learning to spin-off by learning to license: Individual learning processes in capability formation
    Author: Defazio D
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V
  13. Academy of Management, Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 6-10 August. (Conference) Montreal, Canada (2010).
    Paper: The contingent nature of government intervention in the diffusion of innovations among public organizations
    Author: Pitsakis K.
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V.
  14. Academy of Management, Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 6-10 August. (Conference) Montreal (2010).
    Paper: Community ecology: A general model or reciprocal legitimacy between two organizational populations
    Author: Souitaris, V
    Co-authors: Pitsakis, K
  15. European Academy of Management, Annual Conference, Rome, Italy, 19-22 May. (Conference) Rome (2010).
    Paper: Community ecology: A general model or reciprocal legitimacy between two organizational populations
    Author: Souitaris, V
    Co-authors: Pitsakis, K
  16. Babson conference. (Conference) Babson College, Boston (2009).
    Paper: Spinoff diffusion and the social construction of university funding.
    Author: Pitsakis K
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V.
  17. Academy of Management. (Conference) Chicago (2009).
    Paper: Lack of norms, mimicry and the diffusion of educational innovations: The UK Spinoffs
    Author: Pitsakis K
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V
  18. Babson 2008. (Conference) North Carolina (2008).
    Paper: Licensing or spinoffs? Success and failure experiences and the development of alternative capabilities in technology transfer organizations
    Author: Souitaris V
    Co-authors: Defazio, D
  19. Babson Conference 2007. (Conference) Madrid (2007).
    Paper: Determinants & Consequences Of Speed In Developing Dynamic Capabilities In New Technology Ventures
    Author: Maestro M
    Co-authors: Liu G and Souitaris V
  20. Academy of Management Conference. (Conference) Philadelphia (2007).
    Paper: The effects of market and technological uncertainty on university spinout formation: A real option approach to technology commercialization
    Author: Djokovic D
    Co-authors: Souitaris, V
  21. IAMOT Conference. (Conference) Beijing (2006).
    Paper: Why Research-Based Spin-Offs grow?
    Co-authors: Moray, N. Clarysse, B. and Zerbinati, S
  22. 26 Babson Entrepreneurship Research conference. (Conference) Bloomington Indiana (2006).
    Paper: The effects of market and technological uncertainty on university spinout formation: A real option approach to technology commercialization
    Co-authors: Djokovic, D
  23. 26 Babson Entrepreneurship Research. (Conference) Bloomington Indiana (2006).
    Paper: Nature or Nurture? The Growth Paradox of Research-Based Spin-Offs
    Co-authors: Moray, N. Clarysse, B. and Zerbinati, S.
  24. Academy of Management. (Conference) Hawai, USA (2005).
    Paper: Do entrepreneurship programmes raise intentions of science and engineering students?
    Co-authors: Stefania Zerbinati
  25. 25 Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research. (Conference) Babson College (2005).
    Paper: Polychronicity in top management teams. The impact on strategic decision making processes and outcomes in new ventures
    Co-authors: Marcello Maestro & Grace Liu
  26. 24 Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research. (Conference) Glascow Scotland (2004).
    Paper: The effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial attitudes, intentions and start-up activities of engineering students
    Co-authors: Zerbinati, S
  27. Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Conference. (Conference) Nottingham 15-16 April (2002).
    Paper: Entrepreneurship in the public sector.
    Co-authors: Zerbinati, S
  28. 22nd Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research. (Conference) Boulder Colorado (2002).
    Paper: Entrepreneurship in the public sector: An empirical analysis of local governments in the UK and Italy
    Co-authors: Zerbinati, S
  29. The 22 McMaster world congress (e-commerce). Hamilton - Ontario, Canada, January 17-19 (2001).
    Paper: The impact of Internet Trading on the UK Antiquarian and Second-hand Bookselling Industry
    Co-authors: Whewell, J
  30. Portland International Conference in Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET). (Conference) Portland Oregon, July 29 - August 3 (2001).
    Paper: Managing Science and Technology Parks in low-tech environments: a resource-based strategic mapping framework
    Co-authors: Daskalopoulos, T
  31. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policies in the European Periphery. Volos Greece, May 26-27 (2000).
    Paper: Strategic determinants of Innovation in Greece
  32. IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMT 2000). (Conference) Singapore, November 12-15 (2000).
    Paper: Application of a sectoral taxonomy to explore contingencies in the theory of determinants of innovation
  33. 9th International Conference of Management of Technology. (Conference) Miami, Florida, February 20-25 (2000).
    Paper: External communication determinants of innovation in the context of a newly industrialised country: The case of Greece.
  34. R&D Management Conference 'R&D as a business'. (Conference) New Delhi, December 6-8 (1999).
    Paper: Firm-specific competencies determining technological innovation. Results from a survey in Greece
  35. British Academy of Management Conference. (Conference) Manchester, September 1-3 (1999).
    Paper: Corporate decision-making factors determining technological innovation: A survey in Greece
  36. R&D Management Conference. Managing R&D into the 21st Century. (Conference) Manchester Conference Centre, July 14-16 (1997).
    Paper: The issue of Determinants of Technological Innovation re-examined. Current State of the Art, Modern Research Trends and Future Prospects
  37. Conference Proceedings: European Institute of Japanese Studies. (Conference) Budapest, August 27-30 (1997).
    Paper: The issue of Determinants of Technological Innovation re-examined. Prospects of research in Japan
  38. Conference Proceedings: European Institute of Japanese Studies. (Conference) Budapest, August 27-30 (1997).
    Paper: The issue of Determinants of Technological Innovation re-examined. Prospects of research in Japan

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  2. Multitasking kann sich im gehobenen Management positiv auf Unternehmens auswirken. (2012) www.medizin-aspekte.de (website).
  3. Chi fa piu cose insieme fa molto e lo fa bene. (2012) Panorama Economy- Italy.
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  9. Multitasking furht zu besseren Ergebnissen. (2012) www.produktion.de (website).
  10. Multitasking kann sich im gehobenen Management positiv auf das Unternehmens auswirken. (2012) www.arzt-aspekte.de (website).
  11. Multitasker schaffen mehr. (2012) www.karrieremagazine.net (website).
  12. Multitasking-Fuhrungskrafte erreichen bessere Resulatate. (2012) www.haufe.de (website).
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