George Siantonas Author

Allam Ahmed Allam holds a PhD in Economics and Management with backgrounds in Marketing, Strategy and International Business. He is a Full Member and Chartered Marketer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. He is currently the Director of MSc International Management, University of Sussex (UK) and has substantial experience in research and teaching in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Belgium, Scotland, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, among others). Allam is editor and author of more than 100 refereed texts and articles in a number of international journals, books, conference proceedings, working papers, etc. he is founding editor of the World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development (WREMSD), and serves on the editorial board of five international journals in business and management. Allam is the Founding President of World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) and Expert Advisor to the European Commission on International Scientific Cooperation and the United Nations. He has won several international awards and medals for contribution to international business/management research, including the Royal Agricultural College (UK) Scholarship and Prestigious Book Prize for Best MSc/MBA Dissertation. George Siantonas George set up SIA Group in 1982, a business that has now grown into a thriving management consultancy, serving the needs of a diverse range of clients on a global basis. As well as being the CEO of SIA, he is a Senior Principal Consultant. He has led seminars and workshops and advised global clients extensively in management and leadership development. His work has encompassed many countries and regions throughout the world, including Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Ireland, the UK, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. As a result, he has gained a deep understanding of many diverse cultures and how they operate. George has a BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of East Anglia, and has conducted seminars as an Associate Lecturer on the Business Studies degree course at the University of Sussex. Nicholas Siantonas Nick is a graduate from Sheffield University, UK, where he gained a BA Hons. in Politics and Economics. He is now works in a global think-tank on future social and business trends. As a consultant with SIA Group, Nick worked extensively on a project to gather research data on the challenges faced by team leaders and team members in 21st-century organisations. He then worked on the statistical analysis of the data and in drawing up the conclusions based on the data analysis, which led to the publication of a White Paper detailing the key findings of the research project that led to the current study.