Dr George Maglaras

Senior Lecturer

Marketing & Retail University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Dr George Maglaras

Contact details

About me

I am a Senior Lecturer at the Marketing and Retail division of the University of Stirling Management School which I joined as an Early Career Fellow in 2013. Previously, I was a Research Associate at the University of Patras (Greece) .

I am an Associate Editor of the International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research (ABS list Journal). My research interests focus on various interlinked areas including: i) food channels’ resilience; ii) consumer behavior and food consumption; iii) retailer-supplier relationships [i.e. trading and operational relations; power dynamics; collaboration in creating value for the consumer (e.g., product quality, price and service levels); sharing costs and profits]; iv) developing KPIs and measuring performance in food channels; v) SMEs performance and relations with larger business partners. Through my research projects I also provide consultancy work to major UK retailers. I am a visiting academic at the Centre for Retail Studies at Lund University, Sweden and a member of the UKRI Peer Review College (PRC).

I have led/ contributed to relevant research projects conducted in the UK or funded by the EU [Research Associate in three E.U. funded projects (total funding: 3,210.000 €) on restructuring the agri-food sector: responsible for designing, conducting and disseminating the results of wide scale research on food channel and SMEs’ performance evaluation as well as on understanding food consumption motivations and behaviours; University of Patras, Greece)]. I have published in top journals such as the Industrial Marketing Management and the International Journal of Production Economics. I currently supervise 5 PhD students who are researching topics in the areas of retail supply chains, consumer behavior and SMEs. I specialise in advanced quantitative methods, particularly Structural Equation Modelling.

I am the Director of the University of Stirling – Singapore Institute of Management Partnership having the oversight of five Undergraduate Programmes running in Singapore (more than 300 students in total). I am also the BA Marketing Programme Director (the programme runs in Stirling and in Singapore) and the Adviser of Studies of approx. 250 students.

I lead/ participate in the University of Stirling collaborations with various industry bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Marketing Society Scotland, the Scottish Grocers’ Federation and the Scottish Wholesale Association.

I teach Undergraduate and MSc modules with subjects related to Retail Supply Chains and Marketing Channels, Research Methods and Fundamentals of Marketing.

My research interests focus on various interlinked areas including: i) food channels’ resilience; ii) consumer behavior and food consumption; iii) retailer-supplier relationships [i.e. trading and operational relations; power dynamics; collaboration in creating value for the consumer (e.g., product quality, price and service levels); sharing costs and profits]; iv) developing KPIs and measuring performance in food channels; v) SMEs performance and relations with larger business partners.

Research projects (1)

Exploring the effects of power dynamics on commercial practices within supply networks: Insights from the UK grocery sector
PI: Dr George Maglaras
Funded by: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK)
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Outputs (24)

Editorial

Special issue on Covid-19 and retailing

Burt S & Maglaras G (2022) Special issue on Covid-19 and retailing. International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 32 (2), pp. 127-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593969.2022.2052464

Book Chapter

Does Firm Size Influence Sustainable Performance in Food Supply Chains: Insights from Greek SMEs

Bourlakis M, Maglaras G, Aktas E, Gallear D & Fotopoulos C (2016) Does Firm Size Influence Sustainable Performance in Food Supply Chains: Insights from Greek SMEs. In: Pawar K, Rogers H, Potter A & Naim M (eds.) Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Past, Present and Future. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 253-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137541253

Conference Paper (published)

Power dynamics and distribution of benefits within supply networks: Insights from the UK grocery network

Maglaras G, Sparks L & Bourlakis M (2016) Power dynamics and distribution of benefits within supply networks: Insights from the UK grocery network. In: Logistics Research Network Conference 2016, Hull, 07.09.2016-09.09.2016. Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. https://ciltuk.org.uk/AboutUs/ProfessionalSectorsForums/Forums/LogisticsResearchNetwork/LRN2016.aspx

Conference Paper (published)

Opportunism in power-imbalanced retailer-supplier relationships: The case of the food supply chain

Maglaras G, Bourlakis M & Sparks L (2015) Opportunism in power-imbalanced retailer-supplier relationships: The case of the food supply chain. In: Proceedings of the 18th Conference of the European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution. 18th Conference of the European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution, Rennes, France, 01.07.2015-03.07.2015. Rennes, France: EAERCD. http://eaercd-2015.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/24

Conference Paper (published)

The role of retail power in the Greek food supply chain: Insights from suppliers’ perceptions

Maglaras G & Bourlakis M (2014) The role of retail power in the Greek food supply chain: Insights from suppliers’ perceptions. In: AM2014 Conference Abstracts. The 47th Academy of Marketing Conference 2014: Marketing Dimensions: People, Places and Spaces, Bournemouth, 07.07.2014-10.07.2014. Bournemouth: Academy of Marketing. https://www.academyofmarketing.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=598&alias=46-am2014-conference-abstracts&category_slug=conference〈=en&view=download

Book Chapter

Sustainability in value chains: Empirical evidence from the Greek food sector

Maglaras G, Bourlakis M & Fotopoulos C (2013) Sustainability in value chains: Empirical evidence from the Greek food sector. In: Lindgreen A, Maon F, Vanhamme J J & Sen S (eds.) Sustainable Value Chain Management: A Research Anthology. Farnham: Gower Publishing, pp. 453-472. http://www.gowerpublishing.com/isbn/9781409435082

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Supply chain performance evaluation: the case of the Greek food chain

Fotopoulos C, Bourlakis M, Maglaras G & Kotzab H (2010) Supply chain performance evaluation: the case of the Greek food chain. 9th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WiCaNeM 2010), Wageningen, The Netherlands, 26.05.2010-28.05.2010.

Book Chapter

The process and critical success factors of evolving from product excellence to market excellence: the case of Mastiha in Chios, Greece

Fotopoulos C, Vlachos I & Maglaras G (2010) The process and critical success factors of evolving from product excellence to market excellence: the case of Mastiha in Chios, Greece. In: Lindgreen A, Hingley M, Harness D & Custance P (eds.) Market Orientation: Transforming Food and Agribusiness Around the Customer. Food and Agricultural Marketing. Farnham: Gower Publishing, pp. 307-324. http://www.gowerpublishing.com/isbn/9780566092084

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Job Satisfaction Antecedents: The interplay between co-worker relationships, learning organization, job characteristics, physical working environment, recognition and fair remuneration (Best Paper Award)

Fotopoulos C, Pagiaslis A & Maglaras G (2009) Job Satisfaction Antecedents: The interplay between co-worker relationships, learning organization, job characteristics, physical working environment, recognition and fair remuneration (Best Paper Award). 2nd Biennial International Conference on Services Marketing, Thessaloniki, Greece, 04.11.2009-06.11.2009. http://afroditi.uom.gr/2bic/document/2BIC%20-%20Sessions%20Schedule.pdf

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Consumer Motivations and Cognitive Structures behind Quality Food Purchasing

Fotopoulos C, Maglaras G & Pagiaslis A (2009) Consumer Motivations and Cognitive Structures behind Quality Food Purchasing. 113th European Association of Agricultural Economists Seminar, Chania, Crete, Greece, 03.09.2009-06.09.2009. http://ideas.repec.org/p/ags/eaa113/58015.html

Teaching

I teach Undergraduate and MSc modules with subjects related to Retail Supply Chains and Marketing Channels, Research Methods and Fundamentals of Marketing.

Teaching

RMKU9RS-Understanding Supply Chains (Module Coordinator); MKTP013-Marketing and the Supply Chain (Module Coordinator); MKTP006-Knowledge Marketing and Practice