COMPARATIVE ENTREPRENURSHIP: THE CASE OF FATHER-TO DAUGHTER FAMILY BUSINESS TRANSMISSION IN FRANCE AND TUNISIA Marie-Christine BARBOT IUT de Longwy Université Henri Poincaré Nancy 1 GREFIGE 186 rue de Lorraine 54 400 Cosnes and Romain Marie-Christine.Barbot@iut-longwy.uhp-nancy.fr Mohamed BAYAD Institut d’Administration des Entreprises Université Nancy2 GREFIGE 13 rue Michel Ney Case Officielle 75 54037 Nancy Cedex Mohamed.Bayad@univ-nancy2.fr Malek BOURGUIBA Institut d’Administration des Entreprises Université Nancy2 GREFIGE Pôle Lorrain de Gestion 13, rue Michel Ney, Case Officielle 75 54037 Nancy Cedex Malek.Bourguiba@univ-nancy2.fr Christophe SCHMITT Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie and des Industries Alimentaires GREFIGE 2, Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 172 54505 Vandœuvre lès Nancy Cedex Schmitt.Christophe@ensaia.inpl-nancy.fr ABSTRACT The object of this paper is to point out the importance of the cultural variable in the process of family business transmission. Using a qualitative method, the research focuses on father-to-daughter business transmissions in two countries: Tunisia and France.