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Sandra Santos has a master's degree in management and legal-business regime of the Social Economy, at ISCAP – Institute of Accounting and Administration of Oporto, Portugal. His lines of research cover the management of social economy organizations. She is co-author of three e-books and one book. He participated in Congresses with the presentation of scientific articles. She is currently a PhD student in Business Sciences at Prince Henry Portucalense University, Oporto, Portugal (RENEM).

Pedro Miguel Gaspar is a Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), in the Department of Economics, Sociology and Management (DESG) - Vila Real, Portugal and in the Department of Economics and Management (DEG) at Prince Henry Portucalense University, in Portugal. Researcher in management, human capital, ageing and the economics of ageing, he is the founder and current President of the Intercontinental Association for Science and Innovation (AICI). He holds a bachelor's in public administration, a Degree in Human Resources Management, a postgraduate and master's in strategic human resources management and a PhD in Psychological Development and Health. He worked for 29 years as a Professor of Higher Education in Portugal and several years as an Entrepreneur, Manager, Director of Human Resources and General Manager in companies and in the largest and oldest social organizations in Portugal. He also accumulated for several years the functions of trainer and consultant in numerous Portuguese companies and public entities.

João M.S. Carvalho is an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Prince Henry Portucalense University. He is Head of the Department of Economics and Management, Coordinator of the master's in management, Research Coordinator at REMIT – Research in Economics, Management and Information Technologies (Portucalense University); and Researcher Collaborator at CEG – Global Centre Studies (Open University), and InED – Center for Research and Innovation in Education (Higher Education School of Porto Polytechnic University). He has a Degree in Business Management, a postgraduation in Social Gerontology, a master's degree in economics, and a Doctorate and Habilitation in Business Sciences. He worked for 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry. He also supports the social sector as a researcher, consultant, and trainer. Nationally and internationally, he has published several books, book chapters, and articles in scientific journals.

Veland Ramadani is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at the Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, North Macedonia. His primary areas of research focus on entrepreneurship, family businesses, innovation, and sustainability. Dr Ramadani has an extensive body of work to his name, having authored or co-authored over 150 research articles, 90 book chapters, 15 textbooks, and 40 edited books. His research contributions are notably featured in prestigious academic journals, including the Journal of Business Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Technology in Society, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, and Review of Managerial Science, among others. Furthermore, his research influence is underscored by his consistent inclusion among the World's Top 2% of the most influential researchers, as determined by Elsevier and Stanford University for the last four consecutive years. Dr Ramadani has remained actively engaged in various projects, including those funded by the European Union and universities in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, he has offered consultancy services to private companies.

Marco Valeri is Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Faculty of Economics, Niccolò Cusano University, Italy. He is Lecture in Applied Organizational Behaviour, Xenophon College, UK. He is Visiting Professor at University of Information Science and Technology (UIST) “St. Paul The Apostle”, Macedonia. He is Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Taylor's University, Malaysia. He is Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Economics, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara, India. He is Associate Researcher in Strategy, Magellan Research Center, School of Management, Iaelyon Business School, Jean Monet University, France. He is Honorary Associate Professor, University of Pannonia, Hungary. He's teaching and consultancy fields include strategic management, leadership development, cross-cultural management, international hospitality management. He is member of several Editorial Boards of international tourism journals, reviewer and editor of several handbooks on entrepreneurship, tourism and hospitality management (Emerald Publishing, Springer Publishing, Routledge Publishing, Edward Publishing and IGI Global Publishing).