The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia

Entrepreneurship has been long hailed as one of the most important forces of driving economic growth. However, such endeavour is always confronted with several economical, political and cultural challenges that have impacts on entrepreneurs and the process of creating their ventures. The present r...

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Main Author: Alghamdi, Ahmed Yahya A
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22375/
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description Entrepreneurship has been long hailed as one of the most important forces of driving economic growth. However, such endeavour is always confronted with several economical, political and cultural challenges that have impacts on entrepreneurs and the process of creating their ventures. The present research seeks to explore the influence of national culture on entrepreneurial behaviour in the context of Saudi Arabia. The study adopts the framework of the four dimensions of national culture namely, Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism vs. Collectivism, and Masculinity vs. Femininity which has been developed by the Dutch business sociologist, Geert Hofstede. After reviewing and discussing the pertinent literature, a qualitative case study approach based on semi-structured telephone interviews is employed for the research to generate data from two case studies represent two entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia. The study concludes that entrepreneurial behaviour in Saudi Arabia is heavily influenced by the high extent of power distance and uncertainty avoidance in the society. While on the other hand, entrepreneurs in the Kingdom, unlike those in western societies, tend to have a positive perception about the high degree of collectivism and femininity dimensions of the Saudi national culture.
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spelling nottingham-223752017-12-26T16:02:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22375/ The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia Alghamdi, Ahmed Yahya A Entrepreneurship has been long hailed as one of the most important forces of driving economic growth. However, such endeavour is always confronted with several economical, political and cultural challenges that have impacts on entrepreneurs and the process of creating their ventures. The present research seeks to explore the influence of national culture on entrepreneurial behaviour in the context of Saudi Arabia. The study adopts the framework of the four dimensions of national culture namely, Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism vs. Collectivism, and Masculinity vs. Femininity which has been developed by the Dutch business sociologist, Geert Hofstede. After reviewing and discussing the pertinent literature, a qualitative case study approach based on semi-structured telephone interviews is employed for the research to generate data from two case studies represent two entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia. The study concludes that entrepreneurial behaviour in Saudi Arabia is heavily influenced by the high extent of power distance and uncertainty avoidance in the society. While on the other hand, entrepreneurs in the Kingdom, unlike those in western societies, tend to have a positive perception about the high degree of collectivism and femininity dimensions of the Saudi national culture. 2008 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22375/1/08MBAlixayaa.pdf Alghamdi, Ahmed Yahya A (2008) The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) Entrepreneurship National Culture Entrepreneurial Behaviour
spellingShingle Entrepreneurship
National Culture
Entrepreneurial Behaviour
Alghamdi, Ahmed Yahya A
The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia
title The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia
title_full The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia
title_short The Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Saudi Arabia
title_sort influence of national culture on entrepreneurial behaviour: the case of saudi arabia
topic Entrepreneurship
National Culture
Entrepreneurial Behaviour
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22375/