Vias C Nicolaides

Associate Professor

Human Behavior, HRM, Organizational Science, Leadership, Team dynamics, Research methodology & Data Science, Game Theory, Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Professor Vias C. Nicolaides has over 15 years of scientific research and applied work experience in the Organizational Behavior (OB) and Human Capital Management fields.

Dr. Nicolaides' research and industry expertise lies in organizational science, focusing on employee selection, training & development, talent management, performance and the dynamics of teams and leadership. Specifically, his work emphasizes the cultivation of organizational culture and the development of both physical and online communities to enhance stakeholder engagement and organizational effectiveness. Moreover, Dr. Nicolaides has a penchant for research methodology and statistical analysis, specializing in meta-analysis, multilevel and longitudinal modeling as well as machine learning algorithms.

Professor Nicolaides is also passionate in human behavior in relation to the Blockchain space and Decentralized Finance (DeFi). In particular, applications of Game Theory elements to protocol tokenomics and community engagement. Since 2017, he has founded and mentored the university's Crypto Club, educating and guiding students interested in exploring the limitless potential of Blockchain technology.

Professor Nicolaides has published and presented his work in international and national conferences, such as the Academy of Management, and published his research in peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as the Leadership Quarterly.

Before joining GMU, Professor Nicolaides worked as a senior consultant and principal for a number of clients in the United States, such as Booz Allen Hamilton, PDRI, APTIMA, the American Bankers Association, Weir Pumps, Department of the Navy, and the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Science, as well as other international clients in the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Mexico, and Europe.

A native of Cyprus, he is a fluent speaker of English, Greek, and Spanish.

Selected Publications

Cheung, H., Goldberg, C. B., Konrad, A. M., Lindsey, A., Nicolaides, V., & Yang, Y. (2020). A meta-analytic review of gender composition influencing employees’ work outcomes: implications for human resource development. Human Resource Development International, 1-28.

Hook, G., Crist, J., Nicolaides, V., Wrigglesworth, A., Kiffer, J., & Muir, J. (2019). GMU Korea: Challenges And Innovations. In Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings (Vol. 11, pp. Building-2903).

Nicolaides, V. C. (2016). Predicting Daily Attendance Behaviors: A Theory of Planned Behavior Approach (Doctoral dissertation).

Hermida, R., Luchman, J. N., Nicolaides, V., & Wilcox, C. (2015). The issue of statistical power for overall model fit in evaluating structural equation models. Computational Methods in Social Sciences, 3(1), 25.

Mascitelli, A. N., Rojahn, J., Nicolaides, V. C., Moore, L., Hastings, R. P., & Christian‐Jones, C. (2015). The behaviour problems inventory‐short form: reliability and factorial validity in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 28(6), 561-571.

Nicolaides, V. C., LaPort, K. A., Chen, T. R., Tomassetti, A. J., Weis, E. J., Zaccaro, S. J., & Cortina, J. M. (2014). The shared leadership of teams: A meta-analysis of proximal, distal, and moderating relationships. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(5), 923-942.

Kaplan, S., Cortina, J., Ruark, G., LaPort, K., & Nicolaides, V. (2014). The role of organizational leaders in employee emotion management: A theoretical model. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(3), 563-580.

Courses Taught

PSYC 100: Basic Concepts in Psychology

PSYC 231: Social Psychology

MKTG 312: Consumer Behavior

MGMT 313: Organizational Behavior

MGMT 412: Diversity in Organizations

MGMT 413: Organizational Development and Management Consulting.

MGMT 461: Cross Cultural and Global Management

Education

Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, George Mason University