George K. Yiapanas

Most recent publications
Sports Management, Governance and Strategy Expert
Areas of concentration │ Research interests

Sports management and governance

Strategic management

Leadership, management, organisation and change 
Sustainable business strategy

Sports marketing and sponsorship

Sports safety management

GSP Stadium and Sports Centre, Nicosia, CY

     Finance Manager

"Learning never exhausts the mind"

Leonardo da Vinci

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Netcast E397:  26th January 2024

Current roles
Current academic appointment

University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Adjunct Faculty:

   Strategic planning for sport organisations 

   Sports PR and Marketing

Host: Johny Tran

GKY Sports Management, CY

     Owner

GNOSIS | Mediterranean Institute for Management Science 

     Research Fellow

Cyprus Association for Sports Management 

     Board member

Anagnostopoulos, C., Rizvi, S., Rahman, S., Yiapanas, G., Swart, K. and Thrassou, A. [2026]. Harnessing sport for CSR. A study of Qatar Stock Exchange-listed companies, International Journal of Organizational Analysis. ahead-of-print, 1-28.│ https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-02-2025-5251

Praisan, G., Scaramuzza, C., Raimo, M., Yiapanas, G., Hamdi, F., Berchicci, M. and Bertollo, M. [2026]. Mental Health in youth football: A systematic review. Sport Sciences for Health. Vol. 22 No. 1. Article:90 │ https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-026-01677-x

Yiapanas, G. [2025]. A Three-Phase Intervention Model for Systemic Governance Reform in National Sports Federations: The Case of Cyprus. Standards-related Regional Innovation and International Cooperation. Vol. 1 No. 1. pp. 48-63

Yiapanas, G., and Thrassou, A. (2026). Strategy and environmental analysis in sports. In: Ratten, Vanessa (ed.) International Encyclopedia of Business Management, vol. 4, pp. 953-958. US: Elsevier  │ https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13701-3.00045-1

Yiapanas, G. [2025]. A strategic HRM framework for esports: Proactive strategies for inclusion and employee safeguarding. Human Resource Strategy and Practice. Vol. 1 No. 1. pp. 1-13 │ https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-026-01677

George K. YiapanasPhD, MA, AAT

MAAT, FEMAB

"Bridging academic rigor with operational excellence to reform sports governance, and strategic leadership in Cyprus and beyond"