MENAGEN Mentoring for
Publications Program (MPP)
MENAGEN’s Mentoring for Publication Program (MPP) was designed in response to the call made at the launch of the MENAGEN event held in February 2021, for supporting researchers in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, in enhancing their publication skills. As such, the MPP builds bridges between established leading gender and entrepreneurship scholars with extensive publication portfolios in gender and entrepreneurship scholarship relevant to the Arab world, with early career and mid-career gender and entrepreneurship scholars in the region.
The main purpose of doing so is to support and guide a selection of promising early and mid career gender and entrepreneurship scholars undertaking gender and entrepreneurship scholarship relevant to the Arab world, with their publication outputs. Doing so is MENAGEN’s contribution to the international entrepreneurship journals’ calls for the improvement in the quality of submissions from the MENA region.
Published Outputs
| Mentor | Mentee | MPP Year | Output Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettina Bastian and Bronwyn Wood | Nadia Abdelhamed Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed | 2021-22 | Abdelwahed, N. A. A., Bastian, B. L., & Wood, B. P. (2022). Women, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability: The Case of Saudi Arabia. Sustainability, 14(18), 11314. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811314 |
| Hayfaa Tlaiss | Doaa Althalathini | 2021-22 | Althalathini, D., & Tlaiss, H. A. (2023). Of resistance to patriarchy and occupation through a virtual bazaar: an institutional theory critique of the emancipatory potential of Palestinian women’s digital entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 35(9–10), 956–978. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2023.2241412 |
| Natalia Vershinina | Sumaya Hashim | 2021-22 | Hashim, S. (2023). Women entrepreneurs in the Gulf States: Taking stock and moving forward. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 35(9–10), 841–884. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2023.2227977 |
| Haya Al-Dajani | Ghada Alhothali | 2021-22 | Alhothali, G. T., & Al-Dajani, H. (2022). Emotions and Resilience in Saudi Women’s Digital Entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability, 14(14), 8794. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148794 |
| Natalia Vershinina | Roula Gergess | 2022-23 | Roula, Gergess, Natalia Vershinina, and Amal Abdellatif. 2026. “From Dystopian Academia to Utopian Sororal Counterspaces: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Women Academics in Business Schools,” Gender, Work & Organization: 33. no. 3), 1137–1147. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.70098. |
| Haya Al-Dajani | Sara Alshareef | 2023-24 |
Book chapter: Alshareef, S., & Al-Dajani, H. (2024). How daughters in Saudi Arabian family firms are conquering gendered constraints: A case study. In Women in family business (pp. 202-223). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781802206364/book-part-9781802206364-16.xml
Journal Article: Alshareef, S., & Al-Dajani, H. (2026). Overcoming ambipresence: How daughters navigate succession readiness in Saudi family firms. International Small Business Journal, 44(1), 57-77. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/02662426251363964
Case study: Alshareef, S., & Al-Dajani, H. (2024). Daughters leading family firms: Support and succession in Saudi Arabia. SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals. https://sk.sagepub.com/cases/daughters-leading-family-firms-support-and-succession-in-saudi-arabia#_
Insight series: Alshareef, S., & Al-Dajani, H. (2026, September 15). Daughters navigating succession readiness in Saudi family firms (MENAGEN Insights, No. 10/2026). MENAGEN. https://menagen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MENAGEN-INSIGHTS-1092026.pdf
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| Bettina Bastian & Bronwyn Wood | Norah Mohammad Almubarak | 2023-24 |
Newspaper Article: Almubarak, N., & Balafeeh, S. (2025, September 3). كيف تدعم المستثمرات الملائكات ريادة الأعمال في السعودية؟ [How female angel investors support entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia]. SSIR Arabia. https://shorturl.at/dZxEG |
| Hayfaa Tlaiss | Abrar Alhajri | 2024-25 | Alhajri, Abrar, and Hayfaa Tlaiss. (2026). “Saudi Women Digital Entrepreneurs, Personality Attributes, and Entrepreneurial Motives: A Mixed-Method Approach,” Gender, Work & Organization: 33. no. 5), 2022–2041. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.70179. |
| Hayfaa Tlaiss | Valerie Priscilla Goby | 2025–26 | Tlaiss, H. A., & Goby, V. P. (2026). Islamic Business Ethics, Muslim Feminism, and the Rhetorical Construction of Entrepreneurial Legitimacy: Evidence from Emirati Women. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06429-y |
Mentee Awards and Recognitions
| MENAGEN MPP Mentee | Recognition / Award |
|---|---|
| Nasreen Hassan | José María Veciana Best Paper Award, RENT 2025 |
| Christine Samy | ISBE 2025 Best ECR Paper in Track Award |
| Aziza AlGhafri | DIRC 2025 Best Conceptual Paper Award |
| Reem Jassim | DIRC 2025 Best Paper by a Junior Scholar Award |
| Beverly Best | ISBE 2023 Best Paper in Track |
| Sumaya Hashim | Entrepreneurship & Regional Development – The Bold Type: Junior Scholars Initiative |
| Debashish Sengupta | Kingdom of Bahrain 2023 Best Research Project |