Staff Profile

Eftychia joined the department of Marketing, Operations and Systems (MOS) in Newcastle University Business School (NUBS) as a Lecturer in Creativity and Entrepreneurship in 2019. She is originally from Greece but has lived in the UK since 2010.

She holds a BSc in Business Administration, an MSc in Management, an MSc in IT and Management and a PhD in Entrepreneurship. Eftychia started her professional career as a research assistant in the Greek Parliament and as a special assistant in the Post-Olympic business administration-EQUAL European Programmes in Greece. She entered academia as a Lecturer in HE in 2014.

Her research interests relate to Cognitive Processes in Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Psychology in Venture Creation and Growth, Entre(intra)preneurial Teams, Entrepreneurial Education, Post-retirement and Gender Entrepreneurship, Family Business and Social Entrepreneurship. Eftychia welcomes PhD candidates with a passion on entre(intra)preneurial cognition and psychology.

Her work has been published so far in the Journal of Small Business Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the European Management Journal. She is the editor of the open access International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management.

Eftychia has an experience in teaching Entrepreneurship, Innovation/Creativity and Research Methods modules on a UG, PGT, MBA and Degree Apprenticeship Level (CMI).

QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in Entrepreneurship
• Postgraduate Certificate of Higher Education (PGCHE)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training (PGCRT)
• MSc IT and Management
• MSc Management
• BSc Hons Business Administration

Proffesional Memberships

• Chartered Management Institute CMI, UK

hIGHER eDUCATION aCADEMY Memberships

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

EXTERNAL EXAMINATION - ADVANCED HIGHER EDUCATION

• External Examiner Certificate (HE)
• EE in Lincoln University – UG Business and Management (2022-2026)
• EE in Suffolk University – Executive MBA (2022-2026)

Research Interests

• Cognitive Processes in Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial Psychology in Venture Creation and Growth
• Entre(intra)preneurial Teams
• Entrepreneurial Education
• Post-retirement Entrepreneurship
• Family Business
• Social Entrepreneurship

Editorial Boards

• Former Editor of the International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management

PGR SUPERVISION

Eftychia welcomes PhD candidates with an interest on entre(intra)preneurial (venture creation and growth) cognition and psychology.

• Pirogova V, Palamida E. Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance among IT SMEs in Russia: Determining the role of Corruption. In: European Academy of Management (EURAM). 2020, Online. In Preparation.
• Palamida E, Whitehurst F, Xanthopoulou D, Papagiannidis S. Senior Entrepreneurship through the lenses of a Pre and Post Retirement Dichotomy: The role of Need satisfaction and Work engagement on Entrepreneurial Intentionality. In: ISBE 2019. 2019, Newcastle upon Tyne: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
• Palamida E, Xanthopoulou D, De Massis A, Shukla S, Papagiannidis S, Menon U, Bharti P. Intra-family Successors in India: The cognitive process that depicts how education and family opens the road to the formation of family business involvement intentions. In: ISBE 2018. 2018, Birmingham, UK: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
• Palamida E, Papagiannidis S, Xanthopoulou D. Linking young individuals’ capital to investment intentions: Comparing two cultural backgrounds. European Management Journal 2018, 36(3), 392-407.
• Palamida E, Xanthopoulou D, Papagiannidis S, Stamati T. Exploring intentions towards human, social, and financial capital investments in a turbulent economic environment. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2017, 18(2), 79–90.
• Palamida E, Papagiannidis S, Xanthopoulou D, Trainer G. Autonomous motivation and autonomy support among students: Applying the Trans-contextual model in an entrepreneurial educational setting. In: 35th Annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC). 2015, Boston, MA, USA.
• Palamida E, Papagiannidis S, Xanthopoulou D, Stamati T. Capital, motives and their link to investment intentions: The moderating role of the financial crisis in Greece. Journal of Small Business Management 2015, 53(Suppl. 1), 115-144.
• Palamida E, Papagiannidis S, Xanthopoulou D. Linking Capital to Investment Intentions: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour in Different Cultural Backgrounds. In: Eleventh Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship EDII. 2015, Ahmedabad, India.
• Palamida E, Papagiannidis S, Xanthopoulou D, Trainer G. From University entrepreneurial education to venture creation intentions: The role of autonomous motivation and autonomy support. In: European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2014 Conference. 2014, Valencia, Spain.
• Palamida E, Xanthopoulou D, Papagiannidis S, Stamati T. Analysing individuals’ investment intentions: An application of the extended Theory of Planned Behaviour model in the Greek context. In: European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2013 Conference. 2013, Instanbul, Turkey.
• Palamida E, Papagiannidis S, Xanthopoulou D, Stamati T. Revisiting the skills brokerage business model: An application to the Greek Financial Crisis. In: British Academy of Management (BAM) 2012 Conference. 2012, Cardiff, UK.
• Palamida E, Papagianindis S, Xantopoulou D, Stamati T. Predicting entrepreneurial team formation intentionality: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour. In: EuroMed Academy of Business (EUROMED) 2012 Conference. 2012, Glion-Montreux, Switzerland.
• Palamida E, Papagiannidis S, Xanthopoulou D. Studying entrepreneurial team formation from an individual perspective: The role of human, social, financial capital and motives. In: Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 2012 Conference. 2012, Dublin, Ireland.
• Palamida E, Xanthopoulou D, Papagiannidis S. Brokering skills for well-being. In: British Academy of Management (BAM) 2011 Conference. 2011, Birmingham,UK.