Maria Mouratidou, PhD

Membership in Professional Bodies

• The Academy of Management
• The British Academy of Management
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK)

Qualitifications:

PhD, Msc HRM, MA Edu, BA (Hons), FHE

Research interest in  Careers, Human Resource Management and Organisational Studies.

• Early Career Researcher Grant. University of Cumbria (2017)
• Vice Chancellor’s Knowledge Exchange Fellowship 2024. Consultancy project. £7,000. University Cumbria : “The BECBC Nuclear Group: Fostering Collaboration in the Nuclear Industry” A report by Dr Maria Mouratidou, Lecturer in HRM and OB, Business School, University of Cumbria .March 2024 .

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

• Donald, W. E., Hughes, H. P. N., Padgett, R. C., & Mouratidou, M. (2025). Balancing rigour and practicality when conducting large-scale, longitudinal audio diary studies: guidance for business and management research. Management Research Review. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-03-2025-0210

• Grabarski, M. K., Kalyal, H., Konrad, A. M., Mouratidou, M., Shin, D., & Sullivan, S. E. (2025). Career empowerment: a qualitative exploratory investigation of perceived career control. Career Development International, 30(3), 255-271.
• Donald, W. E., Mouratidou, M., Hughes, H. P. N., & Padgett, R. (2025). Employability, aspirations, and career resources: reflective diary insights from postgraduate international students. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning.Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-06-2024-0171

• Mouratidou, M., Donald, W.E., Nimmi, M.P. & Ma, Y.  ( 2024).  Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Perceived Academic Performance and Entrepreneurial Intention: The Moderating Roles of Serious Leisure, Perceived Stress, and Gender.  Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning

• Ma, Y., Nimmi, P. M., Mouratidou, M., & Donald, W. E. (2024). Exploring the impact of serious leisure on well-being and self-perceived employability: the mediating role of career adaptability among Chinese undergraduates. Higher Education Skills and Work Based Learning.Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-12-2023-0346
• Grabarski, M. K., & Mouratidou, M. (2023). Rise up: Career empowerment, adaptability and resilience during a pandemic. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences/Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration.   https://doi.org/10.1002/cjas.1740
• Donald, W. E., Mouratidou, M., Nimmi, P. M., & Ma, Y. (2023). Strategies for enhancing entrepreneurial intention and wellbeing in higher education students: a cross-cultural analysis. Higher Education, 1-21.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01133-6

• Mouratidou, M., Grabarski, M.K. & Donald, W.E. (2023) Intelligent careers and human resource management practices: qualitative insights from the public sector in a clientelistic culture. Journal of Work-Applied Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWAM-08-2023-0082

• Hughes, H. P. N., Mouratidou, M., & Donald, W. E. (2023). Exploring the impact of an industrial placement year on students' competency development: a three-cohort, longitudinal study. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning.Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-02-2023-0044

• Donald, W. E., & Mouratidou, M. (2023). I get knocked down, but I get up again(?): Examining student wellbeing in higher education settings. Career Matters, 11(1), 20-21. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26849.99685

• Mouratidou M. & Grabarski, M.K. (2022) In the Eye of the Hurricane: Careers under Lockdown. Sustainability ,14(22), 15098; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142215098
• Donald, W. E., & Mouratidou, M. (2022). Preparing for a Sustainable Career: Challenges and Opportunities. GiLE Journal of Skills Development, 2(2), 3–5.
• Mouratidou, M. & Grabarski, M.K.(2021) Careers in the Greek Public Sector: Calibrating the kaleidoscope. Career Development International, 26, (2), pp. 201-216. 
• Mouratidou, M., Crowder, M. & Scott, H. (2020) Grounded Theory through the lenses of interpretation and translation. The Grounded Theory Review,19,  (2), 36-56.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Donald, W. E., Grabarski, M. K., & Mouratidou, M. (2024, Forthcoming). Signaling Theory. In J. H. Mills, A. J. Mills, K. S. Williams & R. Bendl (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopaedia of Gender Management. Edward Elgar Publishing

• Grabarski, M. K., Mouratidou, M. and Fellows, I. (2023) The evolution of learning and technological innovation: preparing students for successful careers. In: Donald, W. E., (ed.) Handbook of research on sustainable career ecosystems for university students and graduates. IGI Global, Hershey, PA, US, pp. 58-76.

• Mouratidou, M. (2020). Career stories of four UK academics: paths, issues and motivations. In M. Antoniadou & M. Crowder (Eds.). How to be an academic in the modern Higher Education Arena. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
• Crowder, M. & Mouratidou, M. (2020). Moving from industry to academia. In M. Antoniadou and M. Crowder (Eds). How to be an academic in the modern higher education arena.  Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

• Grabarski, M.K., Marcer, M., Morales, M. Sharifi, T. & Mouratidou, M. (2025) From mood swings to new wings: Embracing menopause as a transformative journey. POS (Positive Organisational Scholarship) Research Conference, 15-16/5/2025, University of Michigan USA
• Grabarski, M.K., Marcer, M., Morales, M. Sharifi, T. & Mouratidou, M. (2025).The Human Touch: An Online Exploration of Menopause in the Workplace. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada 17-19/5, 2025, Ontario, Canada
• Grabarski, M.K., Marcer, M., Morales, M. Sharifi, T. & Mouratidou, M. (2025). Hot Flashes and Hash Tags: An online exploration of menopause in the workplace, Academy of Management Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (25/7-29/7/2025)
• Mouratidou, M., Donald, W. E., & Nimmi P. M. (2025). Weather as a Career Metaphor: Empirical Insights from India and the United Kingdom. European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology (EAWOP) 2025, 21-24 May, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Jameson, T. Grabarski, M.K. & Mouratidou, M. (2025) Sustainable Careers for Individuals with ADHD. Paper Accepted for presentation at the 7th Neurodiversity at Work Research Conference. Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA (19-21/5/2025)
• Yadav, M., Grabarski, M.K., Mouratidou, M. & Kalyal, H. (Organizers). (2023). Session co-organizer for Symposium, “You may say I’m a dreamer: Promoting positive organizational change”. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Boston, MA, August 2023.
• Yadav, M., Grabarski, M.K., Mouratidou, M. & Kalyal, H. (Organizers). (2024). Session co-organizer for Symposium, “A change is gonna come: Positive perspectives on change in police organizations”. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL August 2024.

• Grabarski, M.K., Mouratidou, M., Yadav, M. & Kalyal, H (2024) Taking A Positive Organizational Scholarship Approach To Organizational Change: A Systematic Review. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), Montreal, Canada, June 2024.

• Grabarski, M.K. & Mouratidou, M. (2024) Work volition as a predictor of sustainable careers: A moderated mediation study. Careers-Division Community Conference, Amsterdam (17-19/4/2024).
• Mouratidou, M. & Grabarski, M.K (2024) Sustainable Careers of Immigrant Academics in the UK. Careers-Division Community Conference, Amsterdam (17-19/4/2024).

• Grabarski, M.K., Konrad, A. M., Monzani, L., Robertson, J., & Mouratidou, M. (2024). Empowering sustainable careers: The role of leadership and individual agency” Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, August 2024.

• Kalyal, H.,Yadav, M., Grabarski, M.K., & Mouratidou, M. (2024) Bending Granite: Overcoming Resistance and Encouraging Commitment to Change in Police Organizations. Professional Development Workshop. Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA ( 9-13/8/2024) .
• Yadav, M., Grabarski, M.K., Mouratidou, M. & Kalyal, H. (2024). A Change is Gonna Come: Positive Perspectives on Change in Police Organizations. Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA (9-13/8/2024).

• Kalyal, H., Grabarski, M.K., Mouratidou, M. & Yadav, M. (2024). Encouraging positive interpersonal interactions through unconscious bias training. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, Il, August 2024.

• Grabarski, M.K., Yadav, M., Mouratidou, M. & Kalyal, H (2023) Formalized Curiosity: Researching the AI Research Method. Academy of Management Conference, Boston, USA (4-8/8/2023) 
• Hughes, H.P.N., Mouratidou, M. & Donald, W.E. (2023) The impact of an industrial placement year on students’ competency development: perspectives of students and their line managers. British Academy of Management 37th Conference (2023): Towards Disruptive Sustainability: New Business Opportunities and Challenges, University of Sussex Business School, Brighton, United Kingdom. 01 - 06 Sep 2023.
• Grabarski, M.K & Mouratidou, M (2022) I’ll Stand by You: How Leaders Can Support Employees During a Pandemic. Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, USA (5-9/8/2022)
• Mouratidou, M. & Grabarski, M.K. (2021) In the eye of the hurricane: sustainable careers under lockdown. Academy of Management Conference.Online (29/7-4-8/2021)
• Mouratidou, M. & Grabarski, M. K. (2021) Some Are More Equal Than Others: Intelligent Careers Under Crisis. European Academy of Management Conference. Online (16-18/6/2021)
• Grabarski, M.K.& Mouratidou, M (2021) Rise Up: Career Adaptability and Resilience Under Pandemics. Eastern Academy of  Management Conference. Online ( 19/5-22/5/2021)

• Grabarski, M.K., Mouratidou, M. & Kalyal, H. (2021). “Dis/Empower: The many faces of relationships”. Work-in-progress presented at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), Montreal, Canada (online), June 2021

• Mouratidou, M. & Grabarski, M.K. (2021). “Some are more equal than others: Intelligent careers under crisis”. Paper presented at the European Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada (online), May 2021

• Mouratidou, M &Grabarski, M.K. (2021) Academics Abroad: Career Narratives. Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies Annual Conference.Online (1-3 June 2021)
• Mouratidou, M. & Crowder, M. (2020) Linguistic barriers: problems when conducting ethnographic research. British Academy of Management, Online. ( 2-4 September 2020)
• Mouratidou, M. & Grabarski, M. K. ( 2019) Reconstructing the Kaleidoscope Career Model to complex contexts. Eastern Academy of Management Conference. Wilmington, Delaware USA ( 8-11 May)

• Grabarski, M.K. & Mouratidou, M (2019) Career Empowerment: A New Perspective on Career Motivation. Academy of Management Conference, Boston, MA (9-13 August)

• Mouratidou, M. & Crowder, M. (2018). Translation issues in Grounded theory. Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL (10-14 August)
• Mouratidou, M. & Crowder, M. (2018). Emotional labour in the Hellenic heath sector: A Grounded Theory study. The British Academy of Management Conference, Bristol (4-6 September)
• Mouratidou, M., Atkinson, C., Lupton, B., Antoniadou, M. (2017). Exploring the Kaleidoscope Career Model in Austerity. Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta (4-8 August).
• Mouratidou, M., Atkinson, C., Lupton, B. & Antoniadou, M. (2016). The career needs of the crisis. UFHRD conference, Manchester (8-10 June)
• Mouratidou, M., Atkinson, C., Lupton, B. & Antoniadou, M. (2015). Exploring careers in austerity through the lens of the kaleidoscope career, the case of the Hellenic Public sector. British Academy of Management Conference, Portsmouth, UK (6-8 September)

• External Verifier, University of Staffordshire  (Strategy and HRM)
• External examiner, University of Brighton  (HRM and OB )
• External Examiner, Kingston University  ( HRM and OB )
• External Examiner, Westminster University ( HRM and OB)
• External Examiner , Wrexham Univerity  ( HRM and OB)