Global, Regional, and National Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Exploring the Interplay Within the MENA Region

Allan Villegas-Mateos, Ali Akaak, Josiane Fahed-Sreih, Grégory Guéneau, Robert D. Manning, Boumedine Ramdani, Evren Tok

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Year: 2025
• Print ISBN: 9781836082095
• eBook ISBN: 9781836082101
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Entrepreneurship
• Index: Business

Governments and academics are increasingly interested in understanding the entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) phenomenon as a comprehensive theoretical and practical framework to foster resilient economies. Current literature on the EEs mainly concentrates on studies investigating more developed ecosystems with less evidence and understanding of ecosystem dynamics in regions with limited resources.

Global, Regional, and National Entrepreneurial Ecosystems includes chapters with empirical and conceptual studies conducted in the MENA region on theories and practices related to understanding the interplay of stakeholders to support the development of entrepreneurial activities collaboratively. The book provides an understanding into many topics including the cultural effects on entrepreneurial activities, family businesses, entrepreneurship education, role of SMEs, policies, and women entrepreneurship.

This book serves as an introduction to entrepreneurship and a guide to transforming ideas into a reality in the MENA region. It provides solid research and theoretical background in the literature on entrepreneurial ecosystems. It could be used for topics of technology commercialization, business plan, innovation, and business models.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Chapter 1. Global, Regional, and National Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Exploring the Interplay Within the MENA Region
• Chapter 2. Government as Knowledge Brokers to Nurture Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Case of Baghdad as a Creative City
• Chapter 3. Saudi Arabia’s Venture Capital Ecosystem: A Dynamic Ecosystem Lifecycle Model
• Chapter 4. Entrepreneurial Resilience as a Support Mechanism in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Insights from Kuwait
• Chapter 5. Women in Saudi Arabia’s Evolving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Sociocultural and Institutional Dynamics
• Chapter 6. The Rising Young Saudi Entrepreneur Generation: An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Gender in the Rapid Growth of the KSA Small Business Ecosystem
• Chapter 7. Women’s Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth in the GCC: A Sectoral Analysis
• Chapter 8. Exploring Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the MENA Region: A Multi-Sectoral Perspective
• Chapter 9. The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
• Chapter 10. Urban Innovation in the United Arab Emirates: An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Lens
• Chapter 11. The Role of Business Incubators in Fostering Start-up Growth: Insights from the Creative Industry Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of Qatar
• Chapter 12. Starting a New Venture in Qatar: The Interplay Between Entrepreneurial Passion, Fear of Failure, and Taking Action
• Chapter 13. Integrating Micro-entrepreneurship Projects into Educational Curriculum in the MENA Region
• Chapter 14. Sustainability Orientation of Entrepreneurs in MENA Region: Behavioral and Ecosystem Antecedents of the Move from Intentions to Actions
• Chapter 15. Entrepreneurial Innovation for Climate Resilience: Enhancing Food and Water Security in the MENA Region