Mapping entrepreneurship ecosystem of Saudi Arabia
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
ISSN: 2042-5961
Article publication date: 22 March 2013
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this paper is to critically review the existing initiatives of Saudi Arabia for entrepreneurship growth. It also identifies potential for viable interventions to trigger entrepreneurship growth that reflects in Saudi Arabia's economic development process.
Design/methodology/approach
Cross sectional basic study using primary and secondary resources is adopted to explore the initiatives and understand entrepreneurship growth ecosystem.
Findings
Ecosystem is not complete and whatever available is in infancy stage. Challenges also remain for the effective intervention at strategic, institutional and enterprise levels in order to streamline and trigger the entrepreneurship development. However, there exist huge opportunities and the Government reforms are happening.
Research limitations/implications
Limited access to resources in Saudi Arabia including to the leadership in different governmental and private sector organizations made the task challenging. In some cases the websites are in Arabic and for some these do not exist.
Practical implications
Findings identify numerous challenges that lie ahead if the government were to vie for entrepreneurship as a tool of SME and economic growth. It identifies the areas of governmental interventions required with specific recommendations.
Originality/value
The paper is built upon the contemporary scenario of entrepreneurship growth in the Kingdom. It comprises derived research based on country analysis. It is original in the sense that the research is based on the facts of the ground and explores and implies the results.
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Citation
Rahatullah Khan, M. (2013), "Mapping entrepreneurship ecosystem of Saudi Arabia", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 28-54. https://doi.org/10.1108/20425961311315700
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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