A business management practitioner-researcher, she has presented her research work in South Africa (2017), China (2016), Russia (2016), New Zealand (2015) and Germany (2015). Engaged in AACE conferences as researcher/ reviewer, SIG member and Chair across the USA and Canada, she also was a key speaker in Cyprus, Dubai, Bahrain, Malaysia, and Lebanon. Dr. Akhras sits on the editorial board of business journals and online educational platforms and plays an instrumental role as AACSB Standards Committee member, university standing committee member, educator, thesis advisor, academic advisor, mentor, and major contributor/reviewer of Pearson’s global management textbooks.