Biography
I am an Assistant Professor in Media and Business in the Department of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam. My research focuses on branding and consumer–brand relationships, as well as entertainment and media experiences. I am particularly interested in the intersection of these areas and in understanding how contemporary media experiences shape the ways consumers engage with and develop relationships with brands. My work spans traditional and emerging media environments, including digital platforms and AI-mediated interactions.
Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
Assistant professor | Department of Media and Communication
- riskos@eshcc.eur.nl
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Work
- Kyriakos Riskos, Leonidas Hatzithomas & Paraskevi Dekoulou (2026) - The role of entertainment and social interaction in shaping consumer brand engagement and purchase intention for news media brands: a moderated-mediation model - Journal of Media Business Studies - doi: 10.1080/16522354.2026.2709035 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos & Athanasios Polyportis (2026) - Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment Values in CSR Communication: The Interplay of Moral Elevation and Argument Specificity - Corporate Reputation Review - doi: 10.1057/s41299-026-00259-4 - [link]
- Paraskevi Dekoulou, Kyriakos Riskos, Nikolaos Tsigilis & Ioanna Papasolomou (2026) - Ethical customer responsiveness in branded running events: a multiple mediation model for developing brand engagement - International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 34 (5), 1698-1715 - doi: 10.1108/ijoa-01-2025-5161 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos, Paraskevi Dekoulou, Leonidas Hatzithomas & Ionna Papasolomou (2025) - Hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment as facilitators of consumer brand engagement: a multiple mediation model for Netflix - EuroMed Journal of Business, 20 (3), 800-817 - doi: 10.1108/EMJB-05-2023-0141 - [link]
- Paraskevi Evi Dekoulou, Kyriakos Riskos & Ioanna Papasolomou (2025) - Sustainable Marketing Activities and Brand Defense in the Greek Luxury Market: Exploring a Sequential Mediation Model Through Brand Trust and Brand Engagement - doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-96676-7_2 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos, Leonidas Hatzithomas, Paraskevi Dekoulou & Thomas Fotiadis (2024) - Entertainment in News Media Brands: Development of a Structural Model in the USA and India that Leads to Positive Intention to Purchase Online News - doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-44713-7_16
- Paraskevi Dekoulou, Kyriakos Riskos & Yianna Orphanidou (2024) - The Impact of CSR Initiatives on Non-profit Cultural Organizations’ Relationships with the Public - doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-62538-1_3 - [link]
- Kostas Georgiadis, Fotis P. Kalaganis, Kyriakos Riskos, Eleftheria Matta, Vangelis P. Oikonomou, Ioanna Yfantidou, Dimitris Chantziaras, Kyriakos Pantouvakis, Spiros Nikolopoulos, Nikos A. Laskaris & Ioannis Kompatsiaris (2023) - NeuMa - the absolute Neuromarketing dataset en route to an holistic understanding of consumer behaviour - Scientific data, 10 (1) - doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02392-9 - [link]
- Garyfallos Fragidis, Kyriakos Riskos & Iordanis Kotzaivazoglou (2022) - Designing the Tourist Journey for the Advancement of Sustainable Tourist Practices - Sustainability (Switzerland), 14 (15), 1-20 - doi: 10.3390/su14159778 - [link]
- Ioanna Yfantidou, Kyriakos Riskos & George Tsourvakas (2022) - Can Eye Trackers and EEG Be Used by Small-Medium Marketing and Advertising Agencies? A Qualitative Study - doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-05728-1_19 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos, Paraskevi Dekoulou, Leonidas Hatzithomas & Iordanis Kotzaivazoglou (2022) - The impact of nostalgic corporate storytelling on brand heritage: A multiple mediation model - International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management, 17 (2), 1-15 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos, Paraskevi Dekoulou, Naoum Mylonas & George Tsourvakas (2021) - Ecolabels and the attitude–behavior relationship towards green product purchase: A multiple mediation model - Sustainability (Switzerland), 13 (12), 1-22 - doi: 10.3390/su13126867 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos, Leonidas Hatzithomas, Paraskevi Dekoulou & George Tsourvakas (2021) - The influence of entertainment, utility and pass time on consumer brand engagement for news media brands: a mediation model - Journal of Media Business Studies, 19 (1), 1-28 - doi: 10.1080/16522354.2021.1887439 - [link]
- Chrisanthi Georgakarakou, Kyriakos Riskos, George Tsourvakas & Ioanna Yfantidou (2020) - What features of green products packaging are more eye catching?: An eye-tracking exploratory study about organic agricultural products - International Journal of Technology Marketing, 14 (2), 154-180 - doi: 10.1504/IJTMKT.2020.110124 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos, Paraskevi Dekoulou & George Tsourvakas (2019) - User interactivity in online newspapers: Exploring the relationship between content features and user response - Newspaper Research Journal, 40 (2), 155-176 - doi: 10.1177/0739532918814465 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos, Paraskevi Dekoulou & George Tsourvakas (2019) - Contemporary Environmental CSR Strategies in the Banking Sector: The Case of Piraeus Bank - doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7715-7.ch006
- George Tsourvakas & Kyriakos Riskos (2018) - Emergent Success Factors for Entrepreneurial E-media Companies - Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 4 (2), 101-120 - doi: 10.1177/2393957518782040 - [link]
- Ioanna Yfantidou, Kyriakos Riskos & George Tsourvakas (2018) - Advertising message strategy analysis for award-winning digital ads - International Journal of Technology Marketing, 12 (4), 340-355 - doi: 10.1504/IJTMKT.2017.091741 - [link]
- Kyriakos Riskos (2019) - "Early career researchers Award” of the European Media Management Association
Premaster Research Project
- Year Level
- Pre-master, Pre-master, Pre-master, Pre-master
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM0070
Consumer Behaviour and Brand Loyalty
- Level
- BA-2
- Year Level
- BA-2
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM2083B
Internship
- Level
- BA-2
- Year Level
- BA-2
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM3041
Consulting Challenge
- Level
- MA
- Year Level
- MA
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM4114
Engaging Consumers: Strategic Practices
- Level
- MA
- Year Level
- MA
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM4161
Master Thesis Project
- Year Level
- MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- CM5050
