Charalampos Giousmpasoglou

Dr Charalampos Giousmpasoglou

  • u_cgiousmpasoglou at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Principal Academic
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Biography

Babis has a dual background, as practitioner and academic; he has worked for 20 years as senior manager and GM in the Greek luxury hospitality industry. As an academic, he worked in Greece, Bahrain and the UK in undergraduate and postgraduate hospitality and business administration related programmes. His research interests focus on Managerial work, Hospitality Management, Culture, Human Resources Management/OB and Brain Drain. On these research themes he has published a book, book chapters, journal articles and presented papers to national and international congresses. Babis is a Senior Fellow member of the Higher Education Academy (UK), Academic fellow in CIPD and Institute of Hospitality Member (MIH). He is also a reviewer in reputable academic journals such as the 'International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management' (IJCHM).

Journal Articles

Books

Chapters

Conferences

Internet Publications

Profile of Teaching PG

  • Hospitality Operations Management
  • Innovations in Hospitality and Tourism
  • Issues in Hotel and Food Services Management
  • Issues in International Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Tourism and Hospitality Principles and Practice

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Understanding Organisations and Human Resources Management
  • Personal and Professional Development
  • Consultancy Project (Level 6)
  • International Human Resources Management (Level 6)
  • Managing People in Tourism and Hospitality (Level 5)
  • Hospitality Resources & Revenue Management (HRRM) Level 5

Invited Lectures

  • Hotel GMs, Crisis Management & Resilience, Online (Zoom), 23 Mar 2021 more
  • Career Development & Talent Management, Edge Hotel School - University of Essex, 11 Jun 2018 more
  • HRM, Bournemouth International Centre, 14 Mar 2017 more
  • UK Chefs' future competencies, University College Birmingham, 11 May 2016 more

Grants

  • Training prisoners as hospitality workers: the case of Clink Charity (BU Acorn Funds, 01 May 2018). Awarded
  • UK Chefs’ Future Competencies Survey (MCR QR Funding, 23 Feb 2018). Awarded

External Responsibilities

Internal Responsibilities

  • AOP member / Reviewer, BUBS Academic Offences Committee
  • Year Tutor, Level 5 BAIHMS
  • Dissertation Supervisor, Undergraduate Hospitality Students (Level 6)
  • Dissertation Supervisor, Postgraduate Hospitality and Tourism Students (Level 7)
  • Programme Co-ordinator, MSc in International Hospitality Management

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, Anonymous peer review, 15 Jan 2019
  • Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Anonymous peer review, 01 Jun 2018
  • International journal of hospitality management, Anonymous peer review, 07 Jan 2018
  • Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Conference, Anonymous peer review, 18 Jun 2017
  • Tourism Review, Anonymous peer review, 01 Feb 2017
  • European Journal of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management, Anonymous peer review, 02 Apr 2014
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Anonymous peer review, 10 Sep 2013

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Book presentation (04 Mar 2022)
  • Book Presentation: Managing People in Commercial Kitchens (03 Mar 2022)
  • Early Careers Research Network (ECRN) Launch (12 Sep 2018)
  • BAHA Meetings (07 Feb 2018)
  • Conference Session Co-Chair: Technology & Digital Futures (02 Feb 2018)
  • The UK tourism industry post-Brexit - skills, investment and the Industrial Strategy (30 Jan 2018)
  • BU Open Day - Dept. of Tourism and Hospitality (28 Oct 2017)
  • BU Open Day Dept. of Tourism and Hospitality (21 Oct 2017)
  • Conference Session Chair: Hospitality Management Reviews (04 Sep 2017-06 Sep 2017)
  • British Hospitality Association Summit 2017 (06 Jun 2017)
  • HRM Trends & Challenges in the UK hospitality industry (14 Mar 2017-15 Sep 2017)
  • Conference session co-chair: Talent Management and HR Disruptions (10 Feb 2017)
  • Session Chair: Profitability and Growth in Hospitality (03 Feb 2017)
  • Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) 2016 (13 Mar 2016-16 Mar 2016)
  • CEDEFOP Study Visit (17 Feb 2007-20 Sep 2007)

Consultancy Activities

  • External Consultant, Consultancy (unpaid). Ministry of Tourism - Greece
  • Profit & Loss Reporting, External Consultant. Moda Bagno SA - Interni Restaurants

Attended Training

  • Data Protection, 10 Jan 2018, Certificate
  • Inclusive, Cohesive and Safe campus, 10 Jan 2018, Certificate
  • PhD supervision training: new supervisors, 21 Feb 2017, Certificate
  • Bribery Act (online), 24 Oct 2015, Certificate
  • Data Protection (online), 24 Oct 2015, Certificate
  • Diversity in the workplace (online), 24 Oct 2015, Certificate
  • ECDL, 23 Oct 2008, Certificated
  • Train the Trainer Seminar, 17 Dec 2003, Certificate
  • Certificate in Desk Top Publishing (Quarkexpress), 01 Oct 1999, Certificate
  • Certificate in Wines, Spirits and Alcoholic Beverages, 01 Oct 1999, Certificate
  • Certificate in Food Hygiene and Safety, 01 Oct 1999, Certificate (with credit)

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) in Tourism Management (TEI Piraeus (Greece), 2012)
  • PhD in HRM in Hospitality Industry (University of Strathclyde, 2012)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Business Research Methods (Strathclyde Business School, 2006)
  • MA in Personnel Management (CIPD accredited) (Leeds Metropolitan University, 2001)
  • MSc in Hospitality Management (Birmingham University (BCFTCS), 2000)
  • BSc in Hotel Management (School of Tourism Education (ASTER) Greece, 1994)

Honours

  • Best conference paper in Hospitality Award: Bakalis, M., Giousmpasoglou, C. and Marinakou, E. (2018). An investigation of the customers' choice of AirBnB over hotels: the case of Bournemouth. (THE INC 2018 Conference, 2018)
  • Certificate of Appreciation (Performance related bonus aprox. £1,100.00) (Bahrain Polytechnic, 2014)
  • Outstanding Performance Reward (Bahrain Polytechnic, 2014)

Memberships