Nick Harkiolakis
PhD – Computer Science
Nicholas Harkiolakis is Vice President for Europe and Middle East and Director of Research for Executive Coaching Consultants. He is Editor of the International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He is the author of the Quantitative Research Methods: From Theory to Publication textbook and the research books e-Negotiations: Networking and Cross-Cultural Business Transactions, Multipreneurship: Diversification in Times of Crisis. Leadership Explained: Leading Teams in the 21st Century, and The Cycle of Value – A Conservationist Approach to Economics. He teaches research methodology and technology courses at EIM as well as supervises dissertations and research projects.Research interests
Bachelor of Science in Physics - University of Athens
CMCIT in Auronautical Engineering - Cranfield University
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics - Agricultural University of Athens
- Academic Administration (Director of Research, Associate Dean, Chair)
- Development and coordination of graduate and undergraduate academic programs and courses in Technology and Business
- Development and teaching of graduate and undergraduate courses in Leadership, Project Management, Information Technology, Data Mining, Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Research Methods
- Quality assurance and accreditation (NEASC, WASC). On site accreditation visit at the American University of Madaba, Jordan, 2012
- Editor: Int. J. of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Int. J. of Teaching and Case Studies, Int. J. of Technology Enhanced Learning
- Dissertation supervision
- Grant writing and administration (awarded over $5 million in grants)
| Zhuhai Quantex Technology | Head of Research | 2025 - ongoing |
| Executive Coaching Consultations | Director of Research and Innovative Technoloy Projects | 2012 - ongoing |
| EIM Ltd. | Professor | 2023 - ongoing |
| Hult International Business School | DBA Supervisor | 2023 - ongoing |
| École des Ponts Business School | Professor, executive DBA | 2015 - ongoing |
| University of Nicosia | Adjunct Professor | 2025 - ongoing |
| University of Roehampton | Adjunct Faculty | 2025 - ongoing |
| Norhtcentral University | Dissertation Chair | 2012 - 2022 |
| Higher Colleges of Technology | Associate Dean | 2011 - 2012 |
| Institute of Computer and Communications Systems | Technical Coordinator | 2008 - 2011 |
| Hellenic American University | Director of Research, Professor of Information Technology | 2004- 2008 |
| University of la Verne | Chair Dept. Computer Science | 2000 - 2004 |
Books
- Homepage (https://harkiolakis.com/books/index.htm)
- Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00DWFJNOO/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=af5fada1-87b0-4d66-86e8-51c057c41824&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr)
Research
- Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OxlydRMAAAAJ&hl=en)
- ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5089-6955)