Dr Flor Gerardou
Course Leader
My name is Dr Flor Silvestre Gerardou. I am the course leader for MSc Sustainable Business. My background is accounting and I have extensive experience teaching business-related subjects, especially ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility. I am also an online module developer and I focus on developmental structure, relevance and online tools to make the online environment an enjoyable place for learning. I am highly keen on dynamic teaching, and my teaching approach is based on best practices by Education research institutions in face-to-face and online instruction. I am a fellow in Higher Education Academy and hold two teaching qualifications (PCHE and GCAP). I have good experience helping students transition from secondary to higher education and from the workplace to academic programs. I aim to develop the essential skill set in my students to facilitate motivated learning. I understand the challenges in global classrooms from both students and lecturers’ perspectives. I was an international student myself and I have extensive experience teaching international students.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education | Leeds Trinity University |
| 2016 | PhD in Management | King's College London |
| 2013 | Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice | King's College London |
| 2008 | Msc in Public Policy and Management | King's College London |
| 2006 | Bachelor in Accounting | Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas, Mexico |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
My research interests include entrepreneurial drivers in relation to human, social and political capital and how this impact enterprise performance; changes in CSR reporting after COVID-19 and the use of Challenge-Based Learning in Higher Education. I have also collaborated in areas of business ethics and fiscal decentralisation arrangement.
Research Topics
- Fiscal decentralisation arrangements
- Entrepreneurial drivers
- Human, social and political capitals
- Business ethics
- Challenge-Based Learning
- Knowledge sharing
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Sustainable Practices
- Sustainability reporting and Business ethics
- Financial Analysis, Appraisal and Decision Making
- Strategy making
- Integrating Leadership and Management
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
- Business Research methods
- Dissertations/ Work-based projects supervision
Professional Engagement
Independent professional practice
- External examiner at University of Teesside for undergraduate and post-graduate modules (UK and Partnerships)
- External examiner at University of Salford for International Year One
Engagement with professional associations and societies
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- Member of the International Public Policy Association
