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Geor­gios Halki­as

Associate Professor

Emner
Forbrugeradfærd Markedsføring Samfund Psykologi

Primary research areas

so­cial dis­crim­in­a­tion and in­equal­ity
Be­ha­vi­or­al in­flu­ences and de­cision-mak­ing pat­terns in re­la­tion to so­cial asym­met­ries, in­equal­ity, and vul­ner­able groups.
Ste­reo­typ­ing and so­cial judg­ments
Ste­reo­type con­tent trans­fer, ste­reo­typ­ic­al judg­ments, ste­reo­types and con­sumer be­ha­vi­or
Sus­tain­able be­ha­vi­or
Drivers and con­sequences of so­cially and en­vir­on­ment­ally (un)ac­cept­able be­ha­vi­or
Con­sumer well-be­ing and health threats
Con­sump­tion hap­pi­ness and well-be­ing, con­sumer (phys­ic­al, men­tal) health threats
Brand­ing
In­ter­na­tion­al en­vir­on­ments, glob­al brand­ing, cross-coun­try in­flu­ences

I in­vest­ig­ate hu­man be­ha­vi­or to en­able pos­it­ive so­cial change.

My research interests revolve around the areas of behavioral science, consumer psychology, and branding. My work has attracted multiple funds from national and international sources (e.g., Horizon EU) and has received several international awards and distinctions. 

My publications include AJG4/4*, FT50, and other leading journals such as the Journal of Consumer Psychology, International Journal of Research in MarketingJournal of International Business Studies, British Journal of Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Advertising and Psychology and Marketing. My 2020 paper in the International Journal of Research in Marketing is listed in the “Most Cited Articles” published in the year 2020, while my research on brand stereotyping in the International Marketing Review has been awarded with the “Outstanding Paper Award” in the 2020 Emerald Literati Awards of Excellence. I have contributed to edited volumes, international conference proceedings, and I am the coauthor of the book “Taking the Fear Out of Data Analysis”.  

I sit in the Editorial Review Board of Psychology and Marketing and the Journal of International Marketing and serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for a number of academic journals (e.g., Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Advertising, British Journal of Management, and Journal of World Business). In 2019, I was awarded the “Outstanding Reviewer Award” (Emerald Literati Awards of Excellence) for my contribution to the International Marketing Review

I hold a PhD (Habil.) in Business from the University of Vienna (AT), a PhD in Marketing from Athens University of Economics and Business (GR), an MSc in Marketing and Strategy from Warwick Business School (UK), and a BSc in Business and Management Science from the University of Piraeus (GR).  

2024

Infectious Disease Threats Increase Preference for Plastic-packaged Products

Camilla Barbarossa

Ilaria Querci

Ge­or­gios Hal­ki­as, Associate Professor

Cesare Amatulli

Go to publication

november 2023

On the Trajectory of Discrimination

A Meta-analysis and Forecasting Survey Capturing 44 Years of Field Experiments on Gender and Hiring Decisions

Michael Schaerer

Christilene du Plessis

My Hoang Bao Nguyen

Robbie C. M. van Aert

Leo Tiokhin

Daniël Lakens

Elena Giulia Clemente

Thomas Pfeiffer

Anna Dreber

Magnus Johannesson

Cory J. Clark

Gender Audits Forecasting Collaboration null

Ge­or­gios Hal­ki­as, Associate Professor

Eric Luis Uhlmann

Go to publication

august 2023

Hedonic Objects and Utilitarian Experiences

The Overriding Influence of Hedonism in Driving Consumer Happiness

Go to publication

Teach­ing and Stu­dent Su­per­vi­sion

I have developed and taught several methodological and theory-related courses at all academic levels (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral) on subjects related to experimental methods, marketing research, statistics and data analytics, as well as consumer behavior and global branding.

 

I have (co-)supervised and mentored several BSc, MSc, and PhD theses and I am open to discuss with prospective students who are interested in behavioral phenomena that fit with my research interests and have an empirical focus. 

Current PhD student
2025 – present: Michael Chrissos Anestis, CBS
2025 – present: Hani Bououdina, CBS (second advisor, with F. Eggers)
2025 – present: Eva Prasnjak, University of Vienna (second advisor, with M. Eisend)

 

Recent research projects

Pro­ject Lead­er: ROSETTA (Ho­ri­zon EU)

Re­du­cing food waste due to mar­ket­ing stand­ards through al­tern­at­ive mar­ket ac­cess (ROSETTA)
https://rosetta-project.eu/

Outside activities

Uni­ver­sity of Vi­enna , 2023 - cur­rent

Vis­it­ing Pro­fess­or (Data Ana­lys­is - Gradu­ate level)