Business Bulletin

Disrupt the market! Digital transformation and the way start-ups can gain a competitive advantage over old and established organisations.

Dr Myria Kkali discusses how start-ups can use digital transformation to their advantage in an effort to disrupt the market n the last issue of the Business Bulletin we had a chance to discuss what challenges and opportunities digital transformation can bring to businesses. In this issue, we discuss how newly established businesses can get on

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Is it wise for firms to hire over-educated workers?

CIM MBA Director Christiana Charalambidou discusses the understudied phenomenon of over-education in Cyprus, focusing on the firm perspective Cyprus is a country characterised by a remarkably strong demand for higher education. Due to its small-sized economy, it relies on its human capital as a key factor in production making the quality of these resources vital

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Burnt-out from work? Watch out the decisions you make at your workplace

Have you ever felt burnt out? Occupational psychologist and CIM lecturer Dr Evie Michailidis discusses stress at work – something that concerns us all. Stress is acknowledged as a major health hazard in modern societies. Given that we typically spend about one third of our days at work, it cannot be denied that the workplace

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Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses

Businesses have no choice but to digitally transform. CIM Academic Director Dr Myria Kkali lays out challenges and opportunities for business undergoing digital transformation. What is Digital Transformation?Digital transformation is defined as the realignment of, or new investment in, technology and business models to more effectively engage digital customers at every touchpoint in the customer

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Job crafting: A New Redesign Approach for a Meaningful Working Life

Georgia Thrasyvoulou, PhD candidate and Fellow at the Cyprus Centre of Business Research, writes about the key theme of her doctoral research: dealing with the demands of work intensification and the role of job crafting. The modern workplace is characterized by constant and continuous challenges and increased workload. Working life, it seems, becomes more intense

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Leasing in the Car Industry: Advantages and Challenges

Marketing expert and Toyota Sales Manager Garo Dzaghigian discusses the advantages – and challenges – of Leasing.  Leasing has for many years been a fairly widely spread practice for companies in Europe. The idea started with companies looking to outsource their fleet needs, so as to save time, money, and resources. So, rather than purchasing and maintaining

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Cryptocurrency: An Overview and How to Deal with its Taxation and Accounting

Everyone has heard about cryptocurrencies, but how many have the full picture? CIM Lecturer and Tax expert Viktoria Soltesz gives a brief and concise account of what cryptocurrency is and how to deal with it when it comes to its taxation and accounting. Everyone has heard about cryptocurrencies. They were already a “hype” last year.

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Loyalty Cards and Personal Information

Dr Christos Themistocleous, of the University of Nottingham Business School, shares his research and expertise on customer loyalty schemes.  Loyalty schemes are considered to be integral parts in the development of customer loyalty for companies within different sectors. For example, supermarkets within the Cypriot industry like Carrefour, Metro and Alfamega have in place loyalty cards

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Mind the Gap: Academic Theories versus Industrial Reality

Dr Fotis Pavlou, HR expert and established CIM researcher and lecturer, debates the merits of combining theory and practice in academia.  Debates regarding the gap that exists between academic theories and real business practices have been at the centre of attention in both academia and the industry. Why? Simply because collaboration based on the right foundations

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Cyprus Tourism

Industry Performance, Challenges and Opportunities for Future Expansion Myria Kkali considers the performance, challenges, and opportunities for expansion of Cyprus’s tourism indusry. The tourism sector continuously proves to be one of the most important pillars of the Cyprus economy. Efforts to promote Cyprus as a holiday destination, intensified in recent years by all stakeholders, have been

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Maritime Industry

In his first of a series of contributions on the maritime industry in Cyprus, Dr Nektarios Michail gives a brief overview of the Shipping industry in Cyprus today  Cyprus has always been an active player in the world’s maritime scene. Its strategic geographical location, at the crossroads of three continents (Europe, Asia, Africa), the legal system based

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Economic Progress Report

A brief overview of the economy, its strenghts, opportunities, and challenges. By Glafkos Mavros With the exception of the banking sector, the Finance Minister has good reasons to be satisfied with the current economic developments. Following dramatic and unprecedentedly difficult conditions in the last three years – which saw a cumulative reduction of 10.5% in GDP

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