Dr George Kokkinidis is an Assistant Professor in HRM at the Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Digital Business. He holds an MSc in Management and a PhD from the University of Leicester and he has worked in various Universities in the UK.

His research interests lie in the field of Management and Organisation Studies, drawing inspiration from sociology, philosophy, political theory, and human geography. He is particularly interested in interdisciplinary and qualitative research, specialising in alternative forms of organisation and organising. His research interests extend to a range of HRM and management related topics such as the organisation of space, employees’ wellbeing, employees’ emotions and attitudes to work. In recent years, he has been involved in major funded projects related to social economy education (funded by the European Commission) and health care (funded by the UKRI-AHRC). He has widely published in some of the top journals in his field and most of his recent publications and works in progress are based on collaborations with third sector organisations.

He is also a Fellow in HEA and his teaching and supervision expertise covers a range of areas associated with HRM, management, organisation studies, cooperative studies and social entrepreneurship. He is interested in supervising PhD students across any of these areas, and particularly interested in topics related to:

• Alternative forms of organising

• Workers’ cooperatives

• Grassroots health care initiatives and Social Clinics

• Social movements and solidarity initiatives

• The social organisation of space and time

• Employees' emotions and attitudes to work

• Wellbeing and wellness programmes