Navigating the Entrepreneurial Landscape in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic literature Review

Mohammed Awad Alshahrani; Muhammad Zafar Yaqub; Abdullah Alsabban

doi:10.54392/ajir2549

Authors

Mohammed Awad Alshahrani Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8862-6205
Muhammad Zafar Yaqub Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4863-489X
Abdullah Alsabban Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3966-9583

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54392/ajir2549

Keywords:

Systematic Literature Review, Entrepreneurship, Saudi Arabia, Innovation, Women’s Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Background: This systematic literature review focused on the entrepreneurial landscape in Saudi Arabia over the past decade. Additionally, it aims to develop a clearer understanding of opportunities in the entrepreneurship environment for sustainable development and to explore entrepreneurs’ opportunities and challenges. Thus, this SLR highlight research gaps in the literature that need further attention. Methodology: A systematic and rigorous process for discovering, appraising and synthesising research studies on the entrepreneurship environment with the application of the PRISMA evaluation framework as a structural guide in the process to review articles from distinguished academic journals. Findings: The findings from 68 articles identified multiple forms of entrepreneurship, of which green and sustainable entrepreneurship, female entrepreneurship, and traditional entrepreneurship were the most common. In addition, the findings show that women’s entrepreneurship, education factors, and innovation are the most dominant of the study outcomes. Furthermore, more than 75% of the studies relied on survey research. Contribution/value: This systematic literature review adds to the literature on entrepreneurship by providing insight into focal gaps and recommendations for future research as well as highlights the dynamic nature of the development of an entrepreneurial ecosystem in developing contexts.

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