Chapter 12: Women Entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Note: This chapter is based on: Aloulou, W. J., & Alarifi, M. (2022). “The Context for Business in Saudi Arabia”. In Dana et al., eds., Understanding Contexts of Business in Western Asia: Land of Bazaars and High-Tech Booms (pp. 477–494). Singapore: World Scientific.
This chapter aims to understand the development of women entrepreneurship in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It provides a historical overview of the KSA and examines the entrepreneurial ecosystem and implications for women entrepreneurship in the country. The chapter highlights the deep transformation that the country has undertaken in all business sectors since the announcement of the 2030 vision of the Kingdom. The chapter concludes with a look toward the future of the KSA as it progresses to achieve its objectives for the next decade.
