Publications

Research in published form.

Selected scholarship examining foreign direct investment, sustainable value and the regional settings in which international business takes shape.

Featured monographs

Two books. One connected research agenda.

The monographs develop complementary perspectives on sustainable FDI: one global and forward-looking, the other rooted in the institutional and cultural realities of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Monograph · 2026

Foreign Direct Investment in the Eastern Mediterranean

Sustainability and Cultural Alignment

A regional study spanning Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Syria, Egypt, Türkiye and Lebanon, examining how sustainability, culture and institutional alignment shape investment. The agenda connects ESG, the Blue Economy, green finance and diaspora investment.

Cambridge Scholars PublishingView publisher page ↗Read the publication note ↗

Monograph · 2025

Global Investments, Sustainable Returns

Navigating Sustainable FDI in a Changing World

A global examination of the evolving relationship between foreign direct investment, responsibility and resilience, using regional cases to identify practical pathways towards inclusive growth and enduring economic value.

Cambridge Scholars PublishingView publisher page ↗Read the publication note ↗

Earlier monographs & edited volumes

A longer record of research and scholarly exchange.

Earlier work includes a published monograph and a foundational doctoral study of foreign direct investment in Türkiye, alongside three jointly edited volumes bringing together scholarship from six years of ICIB conferences.

2013

Monograph

Οι ξένες άμεσες επενδύσεις στην Τουρκία

Η ελληνική επιχειρηματικότητα και οι επενδύσεις στον τραπεζικό τομέα

Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey: Greek Entrepreneurship and Investment in the Banking Sector

A Greek-language study of FDI in Turkey, examining Greek enterprise activity, investment determinants and the strategic role of banking-sector investment.

University of Macedonia Press · 313 pages · ISBN 978-960-98740-5-2View the monograph ↗

2012

Doctoral monograph

Foreign Direct Investments in Turkey

Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Period 2001–2011 and Prospects

A theoretical and empirical examination of FDI in Turkey, including Greek direct investment, entry conditions, banking-sector dynamics, EU accession and the region’s geopolitical context.

University of Macedonia · Open-access institutional recordView the monograph ↗

Edited conference proceedings

International Conference on International Business · University of Macedonia

Cover page of the ICIB 2019 proceedings in the 2019 and 2020 edited volume

2021

Co-editor

International Conference on International Business

ICIB 2019 & 2020 ProceedingsCo-edited with Aristidis Bitzenis · ISBN 978-618-5255-17-6 (e-book) · ISSN 2241-5645View volume ↗

Cover page of the ICIB 2017 and 2018 proceedings

2019

Co-editor

International Conference on International Business

ICIB 2017 & 2018 ProceedingsCo-edited with Aristidis Bitzenis · 814 pages · ISSN 2241-5645View volume ↗

2016

Co-editor

International Conference on International Business

ICIB 2015 & 2016 ProceedingsCo-edited with Aristidis Bitzenis · ISBN 978-618-5255-01-5 (e-book) · ISSN 2241-5645View volume ↗

Selected scholarship

Articles, chapters and policy work.

Publications extend the research agenda through diaspora investment, sustainable FDI, renewable energy, inclusive entrepreneurship, education and international business.

2026

Book chapter · Forthcoming

From Capital to Conscience

Embedding Sustainability in FDI EducationSpringer

2025

Journal article

Israeli and Jewish Diaspora Investment in Cyprus

FDI Determinants, Entry Modes, and Institutional ChallengesJournal of East-West BusinessView article ↗Read the research note ↗

2025

Review article

Regional Perspectives on Sustainable FDI

Trends, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways in Developed, Emerging, and Developing EconomiesNovi Ekonomist · 19(2), Issue 38, pp. 51–56 · DOI 10.69781/NOEK202538175View article ↗

2023

Journal article

Cypriot Diaspora Direct Investment Patterns in times of Financial Crisis

With E. Karayianni, A. Bitzenis & A. SergiJournal of East-West Business · 29(3), pp. 285–306 · DOI 10.1080/10669868.2023.2198514View article ↗

2018

Journal article

Renewable policies and challenges in Greece by 2020

A questionnaire survey · With A. Bitzenis & C. KafteranisScientia Iranica · 25(1), pp. 359–369 · DOI 10.24200/sci.2017.4407View article ↗

2018

Policy report

Inclusive Entrepreneurship Policies

Country Assessment Notes: Cyprus, 2018 · With P. PoutziourisOECDView article ↗

2018

Journal article

Blue Economy Entrepreneurship in Offshore Energy in Greece and Cyprus

Economy & Business · Volume 12, pp. 193–202Regional energy and entrepreneurship

The intellectual thread

Investment is approached as more than capital movement: it is a relationship between institutions, strategy, culture, responsibility and regional development.

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