Dr Maria Karafyllia

PhD

Department: Work, Organisation and Management
E-mail: Maria.Karafyllia@nottingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 115 7487594
Location: B30 (North Building, Jubilee Campus)

Dr Maria Karafyllia is Assistant Professor in Strategy at Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, UK. Prior to joining the University of Nottingham, she held academic positions at Anglia Ruskin University, the University of Birmingham, and the University of Vaasa in Finland. She received her PhD from the University of Glasgow and MSc from the University of Manchester. Her research interests include open innovation, business models, circular economy, paradoxes of strategy and innovation, unlearning, and domestic market effects on internationalisation. Her JPIM article "Perspective: Leveraging Open Innovation through Paradox" won the Albert L. Page Award for Outstanding Professional Contribution.


Areas of Expertise
Strategy; Open Innovation; Business Models; Circular Economy; Paradoxes of Strategy and Innovation; Unlearning; Domestic Market Effects on Internationalisation.

 

Recent Publications

The following lists my publications from 2014 to the present day.

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Dr Maria Karafyllia teaches MBA Strategic Management and PhD Academic Practice: Topics in Business and Management. She received a Faculty Commendation for contribution to excellent MBA student experience in 2023/24.

Maria is module convenor of the following module(s):

MBA

Strategic Management (BUSI4013)

Doctoral

PGR Academic Practice: Topics in Business and Management (BUSI4705)


Details of all modules can be found on MyNottingham

Strategy; Open Innovation; Business Models; Circular Economy; Paradoxes of Strategy and Innovation; Unlearning; Domestic Market Effects on Internationalisation.

Current Project:

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd, PI - Prof Jon McKechnie, Co-Is - Dr Alistair Speidel, Prof Chris Gerada, Prof Christopher Tuck, Dr Davide De Focatiis, Dr Maria Karafyllia, Prof Michael Johnson, Prof Svetan Ratchev, Dr Tom Turner, T Zero, Jan 2025 - Dec 2027, £1,500,000.
The project aims to develop a life cycle-informed design approach for aerospace systems, enabling the rapid assessment of cost and environmental impacts related to incorporating recycled materials from manufacturing, end-of-service aircraft, and other sectors.

Past Project:

Innovate UK and EPSRC (TFI Network+ Enablers of Transformation), PI - Dr Maria Karafyllia, Co-Is - Dr Andrew Wild, Dr Jinmin Wang, Dr Gertjan Lucas, Dr Ming Li, Dr Fangying Wang, Dr Madhup Pandey, Circular business model innovation in the UK cement, glass, and ceramics industries, Mar 2023 - Dec 2023, £46,000.
The project involved collaborative research and knowledge exchange workshops with companies and industry associations. Its purpose was to develop a business case for the Foundation Industries, encouraging them to adopt strategies focused on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), circularity, and business model innovation.

Maria is currently collaborating on the following projects:

• PR10314 T Zero

School Administrative Roles
MBA Admissions Tutor