Naoum Mylonas

Dr. Naoum Mylonas is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Tourism of the Ionian University in the field "Entrepreneurship in the Creative and Cultural Industries" (1504 / 08-07-2021, vol. C). He holds a PhD from the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in the field of entrepreneurship. His doctoral dissertation was funded by the NSRF Scholarship Act "Heraclitus II". He also holds the following degrees: BSc in Economics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), MSc in Development Management at the London School of Economics (LSE) and MSc in International and European Economic and European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB).

He has taught at the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (PD 407/80), at the Department of Translation and Interpretation of the University of Ioannina (University Fellow), at the Department of Regional Development and at the Department of Tourism of the Ionian University (Academic Fellow NSRF). Since 2018 he has been teaching in the interdepartmental postgraduate programs of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh): "Business Administration and Information Systems" and "Languages, Communication and Administration of Education Services in the modern social, economic and technological environment". Since 2022 he teaches at the DPMS "Digital Technologies in Hospitality and Tourism Management" of the Ionian University.

From 2021 he participates in the top management team of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) of the Ionian University. From 2021 he is the Business Developper at the Technology Transfer Office of the Ionian University. Since 2010 to 2017 he was a research associate in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit (MOKE) of AUTh. 

Recent Publications in Academic Journals (with a peer review committee):

1. Chasapi, P., Pateli, A., Mylonas, N., & Kourouthanassis, P. (2024). The Impact of Organizational Resources on Organizational Agility in Hospitality Industry: A Dynamic Capabilities Approach. International Journal of Tourism Research, 26(5), e2779. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2779
2. Varotsis, N., & Mylonas, N. (2024). A systematic literature review on information service management and information-seeking behavior in tourism. Cogent Business & Management, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2024.2385731 
3. Mylonas, N., Varotsis, N., & Vozinidou, I. M. (2024, April). Unveiling the relationship between travel decision motives and destination brand equity in wedding tourism. Journal of Convention & Event Tourism(pp. 1-26). https://doi.org/10.1080/15470148.2024.2339194  
4. Xanthakis, M., Simatou, A., Antonopoulos, N., Kanavos, A., & Mylonas, N. (2024). Alternative Forms of Tourism: A Comparative Study of Website Effectiveness in Promoting UNESCO Global Geoparks and International Dark Sky Parks. Sustainability, 16(2), 864. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020864 
5. Papadimitriou, A., Mylonas, N., Frangakis, C. (2024). Investigating women entrepreneurs in creative industries: critical determinants for venture performance. Creative Industries Journal, 17(1), 3-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/17510694.2022.2077575 
6. Nikopoulou, M., Kourouthanassis, P., Chasapi, G., Pateli, A., & Mylonas, N. (2023). Determinants of Digital Transformation in the Hospitality Industry: Technological, Organizational, and Environmental Drivers. Sustainability, 15(3), 2736.
7. Giotis G, Mylonas N. (2022). Employment Effect of Minimum Wages, Encyclopedia, Vol. 2 Iss. 4, pp. 1880-1892.
8. Kloutsiniotis, P. V., Mihail, D. M., Mylonas, N., & Pateli, A. (2022). Transformational Leadership, HRM practices and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of personal stress, anxiety, and workplace loneliness. International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol. 102, 103-177.
9. Riskos Kyriakos, Dekoulou Paraskevi, Mylonas Naoum, Tsourvakas George (2021). “Ecolabels and the Attitude–Behavior Relationship towards Green Product Purchase: A Multiple Mediation Model”, Sustainability, 13(12), 6867
10. Kyrgidou Lida, Mylonas Naoum, Petridou Eugenia, Vacharoglou Evita (2021) “The impact of core competencies and networking on the success of SMEs: Surveying female entrepreneurs in Greece”, Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
11. Tsolakidis, P., Mylonas, N., & Petridou, E. (2020) “The Impact of Imitation Strategies, Managerial and Entrepreneurial Skills on Startups’ Entrepreneurial Innovation”, Economies, Vol. 8 Iss. 4, pp. 81.
12. Pateli, A., Mylonas, N., Spyrou, A. (2020) “Organizational Adoption of Social Media in the Hospitality Industry: An Integrated Approach Based on DIT and TOE Frameworks”, Sustainability, Vol. 12 Iss. 17, pp. 7132.
13. Mylonas Naoum, Manolitzas Panagiotis, Grigoroudis Evangelos (2020) “Data on Creative Industries Ventures’ Performance Influenced by Four Networking Types: Designing Strategies for a Sample of Female Entrepreneurs with the Use of Multiple Criteria Analysis”, Data, Vol. 5, Iss. 1, pp. 24.
14. Mylonas Naoum, Petridou Eugenia (2018). “Venture Performance Factors in Creative Industries: A sample of Female Entrepreneurs”, Gender in Management: An International Journal, Vol. 33, Iss. 5, pp.385-404.

Research Projects:

1. December 2021 – March 2023: Deputy academic responsible for the Ionian University of the Project “IRSCHEN: Interdisciplinary Resilience through Science and Cultural Heritage Network” funded under Erasmus Plus KA2. The Ionian University participates as a partner. Website: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/search/details/2020-1-AT01-KA226-HE-092503
2. February 2022 – April 2023: Member of the project team for the "Development and Operation of the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) of the Ionian University" funded by the NSRF 2014-2020 "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation" EYD. Website: https://tto.cie.ionio.gr/
3. July 2022 – December 2024: Member of the coordinating management team of the project "DIN-ECO: Boosting Digital Innovation and Transformation Capacity of HEIs in an Entrepreneurial ecosystem" funded by the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) under the action HEI Initiative. The Ionian University has the coordinating role in the consortium. Website: https://eit-hei.eu/projects/din-eco/
4. October 2022 – October 2024: Academic responsible for the Ionian University of the Project “SusTour: Joint e-Course on the Sustainable Management of Tourism Destinations” funded under Erasmus Plus KA220-HED. The Ionian University participates as a partner.

5. October 2022 – November 2023: Member of the project management coordination group "Supporting entrepreneurship, innovation and maturation actions for the utilization of Research activity and new products and services developed at the Ionian University" financed by the Operational Program "Education and Lifelong Learning" of NSRF 2014-2020. Project website: https://cie.ionio.gr/ 

6. July 2023 - February 2025: Deputy scientific manager in the project "E-Learning Gamified and Networked Training for Startupper" funded under Erasmus Plus EDU. The Ionian University participates as a partner with Professor Ioannis Toulis as scientific supervisor. Project website: https://elegantsproject.eu/index.php/project/ 

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