KYRIAKOU Harris

Prof. Kyriakou is the Holder of the Media & Digital Chair and an Associate Professor at ESSEC Business School. Prof. Kyriakou focuses on the intersection between collective and artificial intelligence. The overarching goal of his research is to provide insights into how organizations can create value beyond their typical boundaries and processes. His work, research, and engagement with executives have focused on crowd and AI enhanced product development, blockchain startups, as well as companies including Facebook, Kickstarter, Yelp, and Twitch. 

Part of his work has been published in the leading business and information systems journals and conferences, including Academy of Management Review, MIS Quarterly, and the International Conference on Information Systems. His work has been supported by numerous organizations including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Spanish government.

Prof. Kyriakou is the recipient of the Early Career Award by the Association for Information Systems, and is serving as an advisor on digitization issues for the European Commission. His research has received best paper awards from the Academy of Management (AoM), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and a best dissertation award. He has also received an outstanding associate editor award from the Academy of Management (AoM). Kyriakou holds a Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.Sc. from the University of Piraeus. Prior to joining ESSEC, Prof. Kyriakou was a professor at IESE Business School.

• 2016 : Doctor of Philosophy, Business administration, Business administration (Stevens Institute of Technology, United States of America)
• 2010 : Master of Science, Engineering & Technology Innovation Management (Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America)
• 2007 : Bachelor of Science, Digital Systems (University of Piraeus, Greece)

• 2018 : Case Method Teaching Seminar (Harvard Business School, United States of America)
• 2009 : From Technology to Innovation: Putting Ideas to Work (MIT Sloan School of Management, United States of America)
• 2008 : Challenges of Leadership in Teams (MIT Sloan School of Management, United States of America)

Full-time academic appointments

• 2021 - Present : Associate Professor (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2016 - 2021 : Assistant Professor (Iese Business School, Spain)

• 2021 : Dean's Scholar (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2020 : Research Grant (Iese Business School, Spain)
• 2016 : Research Fellowship (Stevens Institute of Technology, United States of America)
• 2015 : Doctoral Consortium Travel Grant (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2014 : OGSA Travel Grant (Stevens Institute of Technology, United States of America)
• 2010 : Merit Based Scholarship (United States of America)
• 2009 : Engineering & Technology Innovation Management Scholarship (Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America)
• 2009 : Professional Education Program Scholarship (MIT Sloan School of Management, United States of America)

• 2022 : Best Research Paper Award (ESSEC Foundation, France)
• 2022 - 2023 : Early Career Award (Association for Information Systems (AIS), United States of America)
• 2021 : Distinguished Member (Association for Information Systems (AIS), United States of America)
• 2020 : Best Associate Editor (Association for Information Systems (AIS), United States of America)
• 2018 : Best Paper Award (3/400+ awarded) (Academy of Management, United Kingdom)
• 2018 : Best Paper Published in a Journal (1/100+ awarded) (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2018 : Emerald Best International Symposium (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2018 : European Research Paper of the Year Nomination (CIONext, Belgium)
• 2017 : Outstanding Associate Editor (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2016 : Best Dissertation Award- PhD in Business (Stevens Institute of Technology, United States of America)
• 2015 : 1st Place Paper Competition (1/173 awarded) (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), United States of America)

• KYRIAKOU, H., NICKERSON, J.V. and MAJCHRZAK, A. (2022). Novelty and the Structure of Design Landscapes: A Relational View of Online Innovation Communities. MIS Quarterly, 46(3).
• GREGORY, R.W., HENFRIDSSON, O., KÁGANER, E. and KYRIAKOU, H. (2022). Data Network Effects: Key Conditions, Shared Data, and the Data Value Duality. Academy of Management Review, 47(1).
• KYRIAKOU, H., GREGORY, R.W., HENFRIDSSON, O. and KÁGANER, E. (2021). The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Data Network Effects for Creating User Value. Academy of Management Review, 46(3), pp. 534–551.
• HUANG, P., KANKANHALLI, A., KYRIAKOU, H. and SABHERWAL, R. (2018). Knowledge Management Research Curation. MIS Quarterly.
• KYRIAKOU, H., NICKERSON, J.V. and SABNIS, G. (2017). Knowledge Reuse for Customization: Metamodels in an Open Design Community for 3D Printing. MIS Quarterly, 41(1), pp. 315-322.

• KYRIAKOU, H. and TRIPATHI, S. (2022). How Sharing Economies Respond to Algorithmic Interventions: The Case of Airbnb Paris. In: Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research (SCECR). Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research (SCECR).
• KYRIAKOU, H. and TRIPATHI, S. (2022). From Substituting to Augmenting: Understanding the Relationship Between Data, AI Capabilities and Value Creation in Organizations. In: Academy of Management Review (AMR) Workshop. Academy of Management.
• KYRIAKOU, H. (2021). App Privacy on App Platforms: Developer Side Trade-offs, Monetization Strategies and Third-Party Services. In: . Association for Information Systems (AIS).
• KYRIAKOU, H. and TRIPATHI, S. (2021). To Share or Not to Share? The Impact of Quantity Regulations in the Sharing Economy. In: Strategic Management Conference (SMS). Strategic Management Society (SMS).
• KYRIAKOU, H. and TRIPATHI, S. (2021). To Share or Not to Share: Toward Understanding the Impact of Algorithmic Quantity Regulation on a Sharing Economy Platform Using a Quasi Natural Experiment. In: Conference on Information Systems (CIST). Conference on Information Systems Technologies.
• KYRIAKOU, H. (2021). Levelling the Playing Field: Toward Understanding the True Impact of Regulation in the Sharing Economy Using a Quasi-Natural Experiment. In: Nordic Workshop on Digital Foundations of Business, Operations, Strategy, and Innovation (DBOSI). Nordic Workshop on Digital Foundations of Business, Operations, Strategy, and Innovation.
• TRIPATHI, S. and KYRIAKOU, H. (2020). How Self-Regulation Affects Sharing Markets: Analysis Using a Quasi-Natural Experiment. In: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). Association for Information Systems (AIS).
• KYRIAKOU, H. and TRIPATHI, S. (2020). To Share or Not to Share? Assessing the Impact of Self-Regulation on a Peer-to-Peer Market. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management.
• KYRIAKOU, H. (2020). To Share or Not to Share? Understanding the Impact of Policy Changes in Sharing Economy Using a Quasi-Natural Experiment. In: Sixteenth Symposium on Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research - SCECR 2020. Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research (SCECR).
• KYRIAKOU, H. and GENC, Y. (2018). The Effects of Novelty, Density and Metaknowledge on Digital Market Entry. In: Academy of Management Big Data Conference. Academy of Management.
• GREGORY, R.W. and KYRIAKOU, H. (2018). Learning Effects: The Role of Digital Technology on Platforms. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Academy of Management.
• KYRIAKOU, H. and GENC, Y. (2017). Crowdfunding 2.0: Understanding the Emergence and Prevail of Decentralized Platforms of Digital Innovation. In: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). Seoul: Association for Information Systems (AIS).
• KYRIAKOU, H. and NICKERSON, J.V. (2016). Twitch Plays Pokémon: An Exploratory Analysis of Mass Synchronous Crowd Collaboration. In: Collective Intelligence. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

• 2021 - Present : Artificial Intelligence (Grande Ecole - Master in Management ESSEC Business School France)
• 2021 - Present : Managing IT in the Digital Age (Grande Ecole - Master in Management ESSEC Business School France)
• 2020 - 2021 : ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & ANALYTICS ( Iese Business School Spain)
• 2020 - 2021 : COMPETING IN THE DIGITAL AGE ( Iese Business School Spain)
• 2017 - 2021 : ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS PROBLEMS ( Iese Business School Spain)
• 2016 - 2021 : DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & STRATEGY ( Iese Business School Spain)
• 2014 - 2016 : SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN ( Stevens Institute of Technology United States of America)
• 2013 - 2016 : INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS ( Stevens Institute of Technology United States of America)