...Omamah Ameen Barqawi; Haya Al-Dajani; Andreu Turro; David Urbano Purpose This study explores how the social, cultural and religious landscapes of Makkah and Madinah (Islam’s heartlands located in Saudi Arabia) shape and influence women’s entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach Employing...

...Alessandra L. González; Inmaculada Macias-Alonso Purpose The authors propose that the lessons learned by women business owners in Saudi Arabia during the pandemic can provide a model of strategic engagement for gender, work and organizations moving forward, where the acknowledgment of women's dual...

... entrepreneurial intentions and configurational combinations of entrepreneurial ecosystem factors that cause high or low entrepreneurial intentions among female university students in Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach The study used structured survey-questionnaire based data collected from 310 female...

... are proposed to add new evidence in the field. These results could help all stakeholders engaged in promoting entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and stimulate appropriate and customized entrepreneurial initiatives, curriculum and policies for both men and women. Originality/value This study is one...

...Abeer Yousuf Danish; Helen Lawton Smith Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges facing female entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach The study draws on secondary data on the context to women's entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia, and on Brush et al...

... entrepreneurship activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a country with unwritten social mores in a patriarchal, male dominant society. The key objective is to examine these women's personal characteristics, motivation factors, business challenges and perception on entrepreneurial behaviours. Design...