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Dimitrios Kafetzopoulos is Assistant Professor of Management in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Macedonia and the Hellenic Open University. He received a PhD in Management at the University of Ioannina, Greece. He was Postdoc Researcher in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition in the University of the Aegean and also in the Department of Business Administration in the University of Macedonia. He has published over 70 journal and conference papers. He has dealt with issues of management and his research interests include leadership, innovation management, ambidexterity, quality management, organizational change, human resource management and production and operational management.

Evangelos Psomas is Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises at the University of Patras and the Hellenic Open University. He holds an MSc degree in Quality Assurance and a PhD degree in Total Quality Management (University of Ioannina, Greece). His research interests include total quality management, quality assurance, statistical process control, quality tools and techniques, Lean - Six Sigma, food safety management, human resource management, supply chain management, agribusiness and food marketing. His scientific work includes: 55 papers published in peer reviewed international journals, 2 of which have been selected by the editorial team of “The TQM Journal” as Highly Commended Papers (2011, 2014). He has also received awards for outstanding reviewer of “The TQM Journal” (Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence – 2014, Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence – 2019) and awards for outstanding reviewer of the “International Journal of Lean Six Sigma” (Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence – 2016, Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence – 2018). He is Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma and The TQM Journal.

Nancy Bouranta is Associate Professor in the School of Economics and Business at the University of Patras. She holds a Business Administration degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business as well as an MSc and a PhD both from University of Piraeus in Greece. Her current research interests include organizational behavior and service quality. Her research has been published in The Learning Organization, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Thinking Skills and Creativity, etc.