Charalambos Spathis

Associate Professor

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Department of Economics

Division of Business Administration

54124 Thessaloniki

Tel: +30 2310 996688

Fax: +30 2310 996452

E-mail: hspathis@econ.auth.gr

http://users.auth.gr/~hspathis/

 

 

 

Education

 

Ph.D., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1996. Major: Accounting.

 

M.Sc., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1995. Major: Business Administration.

 

B.Sc., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1988. Major: Business Administration.

 

 

Academic Grants

 

Ph.D. Scholar from the Research Committee, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1995-1996.

 

Special Post-Graduate Scholarship, Department of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1990-1996.

 

 

Academic Activities

 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Economics, Division of Business Administration, 1998-present.

 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Economics and Department of Information Systems, Post-graduate in Information and Management, 2003-present.

 

Hellenic Open University, Department of Business Administration, Coordinator and Adviser for Accounting Courses, 2002-present.

 

Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Department of Accounting, Adjunct Professor, 1992-1998.

 

ICBS – Thessaloniki Business School, Adjunct Professor, 1991-1998.

 

 

Teaching Experience

 

Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, Accounting Information Systems, Strategic Planning.

 

 

Publications

 

Gaganis, C., F. Pasiouras, C. Spathis, and Zopounidis, C. (2007). A Comparison of Nearest Neighbours, Discriminant and Logit Models for Auditing Decisions, Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, Vol. 15, No. 1-2, pp. 23-40.

 

Petridou, E., Spathis, C., Glaveli, N., amd Liassides, C. (2007).  Bank service quality: Empirical evidence from Greek and Bulgarian customers. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 568-585.

 

Kirkos, E., Spathis, C., and Manolopoulos, Y. (2007). Data Mining Techniques for the Detection of Fraudulent Financial Statements. Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 995-1003.

 

Spathis, C., and Georgakopoulou, E. (2007). The Adoption of IFRS in South Eastern Europe: The Case of Greece. International Journal of Financial Services Management, Vol. 2, No. 1-2, pp. 50-63.

 

Spathis, C. (2007). Detecting Fraudulent Financial Statements by using Continuous Auditing, Volume of Essays in Honour of Professor A. Ignatiades, University of Macedonia, pp. 1211-1234.

 

Caramanis, C., and Spathis, C. (2006). Auditee and Audit Firm Characteristics as Determinants of Audit Qualifications: Evidence from the Athens Stock Exchange. Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 21, No. 9, pp. 905-920.

 

Spathis, C. (2006), Enterprise Systems Implementation and Accounting Benefits. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 67-82.

 

Glaveli, N., Petridou, E., Liassides, C. and Spathis, C. (2006). Bank Service Quality: Evidence from Five Balkan Countries. Managing Service Quality, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 380-394.

 

Spathis, C. and J. Ananiadis (2005), Assessing the Benefits of using an Enterprise System in Accounting Information and Management. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 195-210.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Negakis and C. Spathis (2005). Voluntary Disclosure: Empirical Evidence from Greek Listed and not Listed Companies, Volume of Essays in Honour of Professor S. Sarandides, University of Piraeus. pp. 1213-1226.

 

Spathis, C., M. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis (2004). A Multicriteria Discrimination Approach to Model Qualified Audit Reports, Operational Research. Án International Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 347-355.

 

Spathis, C. and S. Constantinides (2004). Enterprise Resource Planning Systems’ Impact on Accounting Processes. Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 234-247.

 

Spathis, C. and J. Ananiadis (2004), The Accounting System and Resource Allocation Reform in a Public University. The International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 196-204.

 

Spathis, C., E. Petridou and N. Glaveli (2004). Managing Service Quality in Banks: Customers’ Gender Effects. Managing Service Quality, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 90-102.

 

Spathis, C. and S. Constantinides (2003). The Usefulness of ERP Systems for Effective Management. Industrial Management and Data Systems, Vol. 103, No. 9, pp. 677-685.

 

Spathis, C., M. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis (2003). Using Client Performance Measures to Identify Pre-engagement Factors Associated with Qualified Audit Reports in Greece. The International Journal of Accounting, Vol. 38, Íï. 3, pp. 267-284.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Negakis and C. Spathis (2003). Financial Disclosure in the Board of Directors’ Management Report and Annex. The Southeuropean Review of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 121-136.

 

Spathis, C. (2003). Audit Qualification, Firm Litigation, and Financial Information: An Empirical Analysis in Greece. International Journal of Auditing, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 71-85.

 

Spathis, C., K. Kosmidou and M. Doumpos (2002). Assessing Profitability Factors in the Greek Banking System: A Multicriteria Methodology. International Transactions in Operational Research, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 517-530.

 

Spathis, C., M. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis (2002). Detecting Falsified Financial Statements: A Comparative Study Using Multicriteria and Multivariate Statistical Techniques. The European Accounting Review, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 509-535.

 

Spathis, C. (2002). Detecting False Financial Statements using Published Data: Some Evidence from Greece. Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 17, Íï. 4, pp. 179-191.

 

Petridou, E. and C. Spathis (2001). Designing Training Interventions: Human or Technical Skills Training? International Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 185-195.

 

Spathis, C., E. Petridou and N. Glaveli (2001). An Empirical Study of Service Quality Perspectives in Public and Private Banks. In C. Zopounidis (Ed.). New Trends in Banking Management, Springer Physica Verlag, pp. 3-19.

 

Spathis, C., Ì. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis (2000). Detecting Falsified Financial Statements Using Multicriteria Analysis: The Case of Greece. Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 193-208.

 

Kosmidou, K. and C. Spathis (2000). Euro and Profitability of Greek Banks. European Research Studies Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3-4, pp. 43-56.

 

Spathis, C. (1999). Job Satisfaction and Employment Characteristics of Independent Accountants in Greece. Spoudai, Vol. 49, No. 1-4, pp. 77-91.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Spathis, D. Kousenidis and C. Negakis (1998). Business and Economic Education - Criteria for Choice of Studies and Student Expectations. In C. Zopounidis and P. M. Pardalos (Eds.). Managing in Uncertainty: Theory and Practice, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 63-72.

 

Spathis, C. (1997). Segment Reporting: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Approach in Greek Enterprises. The European Accounting Review, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 804-807.  

 

Spathis, C. (1997). Multivariate Analysis in Segment Reporting by Large Industrial Firms in Greece. In C. Zopounidis (Ed.). New Operational Approaches for Financial Modelling, Springer Physica Verlag, pp. 349-364.

 

Spathis, C., C. Negakis and I. Floropoulos (1994). Selecting and Defining Segments in Segmented Reporting. Vezetestudomany (Journal of Management Science), Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 57-61.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Spathis and D. Kousenidis (1994). Proposed Variation in Accounting to Meet the Impact of Inflation. Vezetestudomany (Journal of Management Science), Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 72-76.

 

Spathis C. (1994). Audit of Investments on Fixed Assets. Scientific Annals, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Economics, pp. 737-755.

 

 

Conference Papers

 

Kirkos, E., Spathis, C., and Manolopoylos, Y. (2007). Applying Data Mining Methodologies for Auditor Selection, Proceedings of the 11th Panhellenic Conference in Informatics (PCI 2007) “Current Trends in Informatics”, Patras, May 18-20, Volume A’, pp. 165-177.

 

Matiaki, A. and Spathis, C. (2007). A Data Mining Approach for the Identification of Audit Opinions, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Enterprise Systems, Accounting and Logistics. Corfou, Greece, July 9-10, pp. 198-210.

 

Kanellou, A., and Spathis, C. (2007). ERP systems and Accounting: Assessing the benefits, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Enterprise Systems, Accounting and Logistics. Corfou, Greece, July 9-10, pp. 217-228.

 

Floropoulos, J., Spathis, C. Halvatzis, D. and Tsipouridou, M., (2007), Information Technology Acceptance of Greek Gvernmental Taxation System, Proceedings of the 10th Toulon – Verona Conference, Thessaloniki, September, 3-4. pp. 212-224.

 

Kirkos, E., Spathis, C., Nanopoulos, A. and Manolopoulos, Y. (2006). Predicting Qualified Auditor's Opinions: a Data Mining Approach, 10th East-European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems, Proceedings of the 2nd ADBIS Workshop on Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 3-7, pp. 26-36.

 

Manganaris, P., and Spathis, C. (2006). Introductory accounting students’ perceptions of the accounting course and the accounting profession: The case of Greece, Abstracts of the 10th World Congress of Accounting Educators and the 3rd Annual International Accounting Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-11 November, p. 28.

 

Glaveli, N., Petridou, E., Liassides, C. and Spathis, C. (2005). Bank Service Quality in the Balkans. Proceedings of the International Conference Managing Global Trends and Challenges in a Turbulent Economy, Chios, Greece, October 13-15.

 

Kirkos, E., C. Spathis, and Manolopoulos, Y. (2005). Detection of Fraudulent Financial Statements through the use of Data Mining Techniques. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Enterprise Systems and Accounting. Thessaloniki, Greece, July 11-12, pp. 310-325.

 

Petridou, E., C. Spathis, N. Glaveli, and Liassides, C. (2005). Bank service quality: Empirical evidence from Greek and Bulgarian customers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Marketing and Development, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 8-11.

 

Caramanis, C, and Spathis, C. (2005). Auditee and Audit Firm Characteristics as Determinants of Audit Qualifications: Evidence from the Athens Stock Exchange. Abstracts of the 28th European Accounting Association Congress. Göteborg, Sweden, May 18-20, p. 109.

 

Gaganis, C., F. Pasiouras, C. Spathis, and Zopounidis, C. (2005). An Application of k-Nearest Neighbours in Audit Report: Empirical Evidence from the UK. Abstracts of the 28th European Accounting Association Congress. Göteborg, Sweden, May 18-20, p. 105.

 

Spathis, (2004). Enterprise Systems Implementation and Accounting Benefits. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Enterprise Systems and Accounting. Thessaloniki, Greece, September 3-4, pp. 129-147.

 

Spathis, C. (2004). Risk Factors Related to Fraudulent Financial Statements in Greece. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Economic Society of Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki, Greece, September 23-25.

 

Spathis, C. (2004). Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Business Students. Proceedings of the 4th Panellinic Conference with International Participation: The Technologies of Information and Communication in Education. Athens, Greece, September 29- October 3, Vol. 2, pp. 655-660.

 

Spathis, C., M. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis (2003). A Multicriteria Discrimination Approach to Model Qualified Audit Reports. Abstracts of the 16th Hellenic Operational Research Society Conference. Larissa, Greece, September 25-27, p. 44.

 

Spathis, C., and J. Ananiadis (2003). Assessing the Benefits of Technological Change: The Case of an ERP System. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on the Management of Technological Changes. Chania, Greece, August 29-30, Vol. 1, pp. 147-152.

 

Spathis, C., and S. Constantinides (2002). ERP Systems and Management Accounting Practice. Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on New Directions in Management Accounting: Innovations in Practice and Research, EIASM - European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management. Brussels, Belgium, December 12-14, Vol. 2, pp. 1007-1020.

 

Anastassiou, T., and C. Spathis (2002). Tax Burden and Available Income per Income Groups. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Economic Society of Thessaloniki – Economic Growth and Competitiveness in Europe: Trends and Prospects. Thessaloniki, Greece, October 3-5, pp. 257-272.

 

Spathis, C., M. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis (2002). On the Use of a Multi-Criteria Discrimination Approach in Modeling Qualified Audit Reports. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering. In Ch. Papadopoulos, and E. Triantaphyllou, (Eds.). Tinos Island, Greece, June 28-July 2, Vol. II, pp. 851-856.

 

Spathis, C., and J. Ananiadis (2002). Impact of Accounting Information System in Improving Efficiency of a State University. Abstracts of the 25th European Accounting Association Congress. Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25-27, p. 217.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Negakis and C. Spathis (2002). Disclosure in the Management Discussion Report and Annex by Listed and Not-Listed Companies. Abstracts of the 25th European Accounting Association Congress. Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25-27, p. 138.

 

Spathis, C. (2001). Audit Opinion Decision, Firm Litigation, and Financial Data: An Empirical Analysis. Proceedings Book of the European Auditing Research Network Symposium. Wuppertal, Germany, October 26-27, pp. 266-280.

 

Spathis, C., M. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis (2001). How to Model the Qualified Audit Reports: A Multicriteria Decision Aid Methodology. Proceedings Book of the 4th International Symposium on Investments and Economic Recover. Bucuresti, May 24-26, pp. 500-518.

 

Spathis, C., K. Kosmidou and D. Hatas (2001). Accounting Information Systems and Intelligent Systems: A Framework for Continuous Online Auditing. Congress Proceedings Book of the 24th European Accounting Association. Athens, Greece, April 18-20, p. 400.

 

Spathis, C., M. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis (2001). Qualified Audit Reports: Evidence from Greece. Congress Proceedings Book of the 24th European Accounting Association. Athens, Greece, April 18-20, p. 125.

 

Spathis, C., J. Ananiadis, and A. Tsaklanganos (2001). Accounting Systems Reform: The Case of a Large Greek University. Congress Proceedings Book of the 24th European Accounting Association. Athens, Greece, April 18-20, p. 315.

 

Flopopoulos, I., C. Negakis and C. Spathis (2001). Financial Information in the Board of Directors’ Management Report. Congress Proceedings Book of the 24th European Accounting Association. Athens, Greece, April 18-20, p. 194.

 

Spathis, C., Ê. Kosmidou and M. Doumpos (2001). Assessing Profitability Factors in the Greek Banking System: A Multicriteria Methodology. Book of Abstracts of the 10th IFORS Special Conference - New Trends in Banking Management, Athens, Greece, April 1-3, p. 9.

 

Glaveli, N., E. Petridou and C. Spathis (2001). Service Quality Perspectives and Profitability: An Empirical Study of Greek Banks. Book of Abstracts of the 10th IFORS Special Conference - New Trends in Banking Management. Athens, Greece, April 1-3, p. 18.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Negakis and C. Spathis (2000). Financial and Accounting Information Given in the Management Discussion Report and Annex. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Economic Society of Thessaloniki – Economic and Financial Developments in the Era of the Euro. Kavala, Greece, October 12-14, pp. 247-254.

 

Spathis, C., C. Zopounidis and M. Doumpos (2000). Detecting Falsified Financial Statements: A Comparative Study Using Multicriteria and Multivariate Statistical Techniques. Proceedings of the VII Congress of SIGEF – International Association for Fuzzy Set Management and Economy. Chania, Greece, September 18-20, pp. 109-125.  

 

Spathis, C., C. Zopounidis and M. Doumpos (2000). Detecting Falsified Financial Statements Using Multicriteria Analysis: The Case of Greece. European Financial Management Association Conference. Athens, Greece, June 28th – July 1st.

It is also published in Electronic Journal Auditing, Litigation and Tax (2001). Vol. 5, No. 1, of SSRN - Social Science Research Network, (http://www.ssrn.com/).

 

Spathis, C. (2000). Using Published Data to Identify Factors Associated with Falsified Financial Statements. Abstracts of the 23rd European Accounting Association Congress. Munich, Germany, March 29-31, p. 195.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Negakis and C. Spathis (2000). Additional Accounting Information and the Required Content of Disclosures Given in the Annex. Abstracts of the 23rd European Accounting Association Congress. Munich, Germany, March 29-31, p. 401.

 

Spathis, C. and K. Kosmidou (2000). Differences of Efficiency and Competitiveness in Small and Large Greek Banks Using Accounting Data. Abstracts of the 23rd European Accounting Association Congress, Munich, Germany, March 29-31, p. 377.

 

Petridou, E. and C. Spathis (1999). Designing Training Interventions in the Public Sector. Proceedings of the International Conference - Preparing the Manager of the 21st Century, University of Macedonia. Thessaloniki, Greece, December 16-18, Vol. II, pp. 23-34.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Negakis and C. Spathis (1999). Incremental Accounting Information Content of Required Disclosures Contained in Appendage. Proceedings of the International Conference - Preparing the Manager of the 21st Century, University of Macedonia. Thessaloniki, Greece, December 16-18, Vol. I, pp. 261-270.

 

Spathis, C. and K. Kosmidou (1999). Competitiveness of Small & Large Greek Banks: An Investigation. Proceedings of the International Conference - Preparing the Manager of the 21st Century. University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 16-18, Vol. I, pp. 205-218. 

 

Kosmidou, K. and C. Spathis (1999). The Euro Impact on the Income Statement of the Greek Banks: Cost-Benefit Analysis. 6th Annual Conference on Multinational Finance Society, Toronto, Canada, July 7-10.

 

Kousenidis, D., C. Spathis and E. Panetsos (1998). Growth Prospects in the Greek Capital Market by Introducing New Financial Instrument: Trends and Opportunities. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference - Globalisation and Euro: The New Economic Environment. Economic Society of Thessaloniki. Komotini, Greece, October 1-3.

 

Floropoulos, I., C. Spathis, D. Kousenidis and C. Negakis (1997). Business and Economic Education - Criteria for Choice of Studies and Student Expectations. Best Papers Proceedings of VI International Conference of AEDEM. The European Association of Management and Business Economics. Chania, Greece, September 15-17, pp. 517-523.

 

Spathis, C. (1996). Multivariate Analysis in Segment Reporting by Large Industrial Firms in Greece. Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the EURO Working Group on Financial Modeling. Chania, Greece, November 28-30.

 

Kousenidis, D., C. Negakis and C. Spathis (1996). Áccounting Numbers and Yields in Valuation and Analytical Derivation of an Accounting - Based Asset Pricing Model. 3rd Annual Conference on Multinational Finance Society. Washington D.C. U.S.A., June 20-22.

 

 

Ph.D. Dissertation

 

Spathis, C. (1996). Segment Reporting: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Approach in Greek Enterprises. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Economics, pp. 1-318.

 

 

Professional Magazines

 

Several papers in Greek professional magazines such as: Accountant, Economic, Bulletin of Greek Banks, Bulletin of Tax Law, Information, Bulletin of Business Administration e.t.c. 

 

 

Professional Experience

 

Hellenic Steel Co. Financial and Cost Accountant, 1984-1991.

 

 

Academic and Professional Affiliations

 

European Accounting Association, European Auditing Research Network, Multinational Finance Society,  Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association, EURO Working Group on Financial Modeling, Economic Chamber of Greece, Economic Society of Thessaloniki.