José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez has a Ph.D. with Honors, Economics and Business Administration, Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain), Ph.D. with Honors, Political Science and Sociology, Pontifical University of Salamanca (Spain). Research Professor, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico). Visiting Professor, The Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil (Ecuador), and St Francis Xavier University of Chuquisaca (Bolivia). He was Director of the BA Doctoral Program, Nebrija University (Spain) and Director of the Master in Microcredits and Social Inclusion, Pontifical University of Salamanca (Spain, and Guatemala). Member of GEM Jalisco and Academic Leader at Tecnológico de Monterrey. Diploma of recognition, House of Representatives of the Capitol of Puerto Rico. Diploma of Honor, Valahia University of Targoviste (Romania). Honorary Professor, Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). International Advisor, Institute of Social Innovation BOSTAN (Turkey) and the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil (Ecuador). Accredited in Spain by the National Agency for the Evaluation of Quality and Accreditation, and is a member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico. He has published more than 200 publications in five languages and has supervised 74 doctoral theses. Scientific committees’ member of indexed journals in Europe, America, and Asia. Who’s Who in the World from 2011.
Jesús Manuel Palma-Ruiz is a full-time Professor at Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua in Mexico, teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels. Ph.D. (Hons.) in Business and Entrepreneurial Management. Belongs to the National System of Researchers of the National Council for Science and Technology (SNI-CONACYT), and holds the Desirable Profile for Full-time Professors by The Mexican Secretariat of Public Education (PRODEP-SEP). More than 15 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. Collaborator in research groups in Mexico and Spain. Published in scientific journals and co-edited books with IGI Global and Springer International editorials. Former scholar for the Walton International Program in the USA, Carolina Foundation in Spain, and CONACYT in Mexico.