Constantine Manasakis is economist (MBA, PhD), Associate Professor of Economic Analysis at the Department of Political Science, University of Crete.He is also:Visiting Professor, at the MSc “Bioeconomy, Circular Economy and Sustainable Development”, University of Piraeus; Visiting Professor, at the “Technology, Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship” Master Program in Business Economics, University of Crete;Adjunct Professor at the Master in Business Administration (MΒΑ), Hellenic Open University;Collaborative Researcher at the Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas.He holds a B.A. from the Department of Economics, University of Athens, a Joint Engineering-Economics MBA from the School of Electrical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, and Ph.D. in Economics from the Department of Economics, University of Crete.His scientific expertise focuses on the following areas: Economic Analysis of Business Strategy and Strategic Management; Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development; Industrial Organization; Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship; Start-up Strategy; Sustainable Tourism Development; Mergers & Acquisitions and Competition Policy; Vertical Markets. In these fields, he has publications in international scientific journals and contributions in collective volumes. He has also provided consulting services and training to businesses and organizations as well as participations in national and international R&D projects.