Zouhour EL- ABIADis actually professor in Finance and head of Economics and Finance department at Lebanese University – Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration – Lebanon. She holds her PhD from IAE Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne University (France) in 2009. Before joining Lebanese University, she worked for 15 years at several universities cumulating an important experience. She has published more than 20 articles in international and well ranked journals. She is also author of several book chapters. Her PhD thesis which treated the domain of family firms was published by PAF edition. The majority of her researchers have focused on different issues related to family firms and SME. She is also co-editor at JCR-BAES journal and editor at other international journals. Besides, she is regional manager of the International Business and Economics Research Academy (IBERA) and country coordinator for CEO Congress.