Vasileios Zisis

Associate Professor

Short CV

Vasileios Zisis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Piraeus.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting and Financial Management from the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in 1996.

He holds a master’s degree (M.A.) and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University.

Vasileios Zisis has taught at Lancaster University, the Athens University of Economics and Business, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the University of Piraeus. His teaching experience spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Since 1998, he has taught accounting-related courses, starting as a teaching assistant (tutorials) and later, after completing his Ph.D., as a lecturer (part-time or full-time).

He has also worked in the finance department of a corporation and participated in various EU-funded research projects focusing on accounting or financial research topics.

His teaching portfolio includes courses in Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting & Costing, Accounting Information Systems, and Auditing & Internal Control.

His research interests include financial statement analysis, business valuation, earnings management, small and medium-sized enterprises, and the use of accounting figures in decision-making.

Recent Publications

  1. Zisis, V., & Naoum, V. C. (2023). Sticky cost theory and firm’s evolution. Applied Economics Letters, 30(3), 379-383.
  2. Zisis, V. (2021). Start-up Firms and Discretion Over Deferment of Disclosure: An ex Ante and an ex Post Perspective. Accounting in Europe, 18(3), 295-324.
  3. Zisis, V., & Sorros, J. (2015). Differences in earnings management between audited and non–audited private manufacturing firms: evidence from Greece. International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, 11(1), 84-105.
  4. Apergis, N., Sorros, J., Artikis, P., & Zisis, V. (2011). Bankruptcy probability and stock prices: The effect of Altman Z-score information on stock prices through panel data. Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, 7(7), 689-696.
  5. Eriotis, N., Siriopoulos, C., Vasiliou, D., & Zisis, V. (2009). The effect of asymmetric timeliness in the reporting of good and bad news on the properties of profitability: Evidence from Athens Stock Exchange. Managerial Finance, 35(11), 918-929.
  6. Eriotis, N., & Zisis, V. (2008). Loose risk management mechanisms of corporate governance of Greek firms; rewards to board from earnings that are not based on performance incentive plans. International Journal of risk assessment and management, 9(1-2), 104-120.
  7. Eriotis, N., Vasiliou, D., & Zisis, V. (2008). The development of telemedicine projects by private health institutions in Greece; shareholder’s reaction and best financing methods. European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, (11), 143-152.
  8. Eriotis, N., Vasiliou, D., & Zisis, V. (2007). Shareholders’ Reaction and Financing Issues Related to the Initiation of Treatment Projects for Costly Diseases: Evidence from Greece, International Bulletin of Business Administration, (2), 43 – 50.
  9. Eriotis, N., Vasiliou, D., & Zisis, V. (2007). A birds’ eye view of the dividend policy of the banking industry in Greece. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 11(11), 21-29.
  10. Eriotis, N., Vasiliou, D., & Zisis, V. (2004). The asymmetric timeliness in the reporting of good and bad news of firms that trade in the Athens Stock Exchange.