{{clip_image002.jpg|}} Facultad de Economía y Empresa Despacho D1/02 Campus Universitario de Espinardo 30100 Espinardo (Murcia) e-mail: jomonreal@um.es Tel: (+34) 868883803 Fax: (+34) 86888367537 Joaquín Monreal Pérez holds a Degree in Economics and in Law (University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain). He also holds his PhD in Business Sciences (University of Murcia, Spain). He holds a Master in Foreign Trade (ICEX/CECO, Madrid). He joins the Department of Management and Finances at the University of Murcia, and at the same institution, he is a member of the Family Business Research Group and the Business Direction and Management Research Group. His research lines are firm internationalization (exports), innovation and family businesses management. In this field, he has published in a number of prestigious international journals (e.g. Journal of Small Business Management, Sustainability, International Business Review, Journal of Business Research, Business Research Quarterly, European Journal of International Management or Economics Letters).