resources

Here, we are building a database of resources relating to gender and entrepreneurship in MENA and invite MENAGEN members and friends to share their open access resources and publications relating to gender and entrepreneurship in the Arab world, as well as links to their published papers that are not open access.

Journal Articles

Abdelwahed, N.A.A., Bano, S., Al Doghan, M.A., Aljughiman, A.A., Shah, N., & Soomro, B.A. (2024). Empowering women through digital technology: unraveling the nexus between digital enablers, entrepreneurial orientation and innovations. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, ahead-of-print. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-02-2024-0072.

Abdelwahed, N.A.A., Al Doghan, M.A., Saraih, U.N., & Soomro, B.A. (2023). Green entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: Shaping the landscape of the greener economy. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 30(7), 1352–1376. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-05-2023-0239.

Abdelwahed, N. A. A., Bastian, B. L., & Wood, B. P. (2022). Women, entrepreneurship, and sustainability: The case of Saudi Arabia. Sustainability, 14(18), 11314. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811314.

Al-Dajani, H. (2022). Future proofing entrepreneurship in the Arab world. Arab Economic and Business Journal, 14, 2-7. Available at: https://doi.org/10.38039/2214-4625.1002.

Al-Dajani, H. (2019). Refugees, entrepreneurship, and resilience in the Middle East region – ESRC. Impact, 2019(1), 50-53. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21820/23987073.2019.1.50.

Al-Dajani, H., Akbar, H., Carter, S., & Shaw, E. (2018). Defying contextual embeddedness: Evidence from displaced women entrepreneurs in Jordan. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development: An International Journal, 31(3–4), 198–212. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2018.1551788.

Al-Dajani, H., Carter, S., Shaw, E., & Marlow, S. (2015). Entrepreneurship among the displaced and dispossessed: Exploring the limits of emancipatory entrepreneuring. British Journal of Management, 26, 121–141. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12119.

Al-Dajani, H., & Marlow, S. (2013). Empowerment and entrepreneurship: A theoretical framework. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 19(5), 503-524. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-10-2011-0138.

Al-Dajani, H. (2011). Impact of women’s home-based enterprise on family dynamics: Evidence from Jordan. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, 25(2). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2011.08125bad.009.

Al-Dajani, H., & Marlow, S. (2010). Impact of women’s home-based enterprise on family dynamics: Evidence from Jordan. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 28(5), 470-486. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242610370392.

Alhothali, G., & Al-Dajani, H. (2022). Emotions and resilience in Saudi women’s digital entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sustainability, 14(14), 8794. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148794.

Alhothali, G. T. (2020). Challenges facing women entrepreneurs running home-based business in Saudi Arabia. Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 8(3), 1386–1397. Available at: https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:221740909.

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: An International Journal, 35(9–10), 956–978. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2023.2241412.

Althalathini, D., Al-Dajani, H., & Apostolopoulos, N. (2022). The impact of Islamic feminism in empowering women’s entrepreneurship in conflict zones: Evidence from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine. Journal of Business Ethics, 178, 1-15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04818-z.

Althalathini, D., Al-Dajani, H., & Apostolopoulos, N. (2020). Navigating Gaza’s conflict through women’s entrepreneurship. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 12(4), 297-316. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-01-2020-0014.

Alrubaishi, D., McAdam, M., & Harrison, R. (2021). Culture, Islamic capital and the entrepreneurial behaviour of family firms in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 27(6), 1476-1501. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-09-2020-0575.

Bastian, B. L., El Khoury, C. M., Pfeifer Issa, I. A., & Ghattas, P. (2020). Key success factors of social entrepreneurs in Lebanon. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 16(3), 329-357. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1504/WREMSD.2020.107289.

Bastian, B. L., Metcalfe, B. D., & Zali, M. R. (2019). Gender inequality: Entrepreneurship development in the MENA region. Sustainability, 11(22), 6472. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226472.

Bastian, B. L., Sidani, Y. M., & El Amine, Y. (2018). Women entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa: A review of knowledge areas and research gaps. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 33(1), 14-29. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-07-2016-0141.

Bastian, B. L., & Zali, M. R. (2016). Entrepreneurial motives and their antecedents of men and women in North Africa and the Middle East. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 31(7), 456-478. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-04-2015-0039.

Farquhar, J. D., Lichy, J., Althalathini, D., Kachour, M., & Michels, N. (2024). Co-creating value in entrepreneurship: An exploratory study of Lebanese women. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development: An International Journal, 1–20. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2311319.

Hashim, S., McAdam, M., & Nordqvist, M. (2024). An exploration of women entrepreneurs ‘doing context’ in family business in the Gulf States. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. Advance online publication. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/ijge-02-2023-0037.

Hamdani, F., Ayed, L., Boulanouar, A., & Wood, B. (2017). The absorptive capacity as a key success factor in international strategic alliances: A study of Tunisian firms. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, 10(2), 138-155. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1504/JIBED.2017.084303.

Karataş-Özkan, M., Erdoğan, A., & Nicolopoulou, K. (2011). Women in Turkish family businesses: Drivers, contributions and challenges. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 11(2), 203-219. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595811399189.

Mousa, M., Althalathini, D., & Avolio, B. (2024). Autonomy, competence and relatedness: How and why do artisan entrepreneurs act as responsible leaders? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 31(5), 999–1020. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-07-2023-0342.

Ng, P. Y., Wood, B. P., & Bastian, B. L. (2022). Reformulating the empowerment process through women entrepreneurship in a collective context. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 28(9), 154-176. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-06-2021-0479.

Tlaiss, H., & McAdam, M. (2023). Muslim feminists and entrepreneurship at times and in contexts of crises. Gender, Work & Organization, 30(5), 1759-1784. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.13018.

Tlaiss, H. (2023). Entrepreneurship, gender and success in Lebanon. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 18(11), 4754-4771. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-01-2021-0145.

Tlaiss, H. A., & McAdam, M. (2021). Unexpected lives: The intersection of Islam and Arab women’s entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Ethics, 171(2), 253-272. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04437-0.

Tlaiss, H. A., & McAdam, M. (2021). Islam, Arab women’s entrepreneurship and the construal of success. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 27(3), 821-844. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-08-2020-0523.

Tlaiss, H. A., & Kauser, S. (2019). Entrepreneurial leadership, patriarchy, gender, and identity in the Arab world: Lebanon in focus. Journal of Small Business Management, 57(2), 517–537. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12397.

Tlaiss, H. A. (2018). Contextualizing the career success of Arab women entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development: An International Journal, 31(3–4), 226–241. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2018.1551790.

Tlaiss, H. A. (2015). How Islamic business ethics impact women entrepreneurs: Insights from four Arab Middle Eastern countries. Journal of Business Ethics, 129, 859–877. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2138-3.

Tlaiss, H. A. (2015). Entrepreneurial motivations of women: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 33(5), 562-581. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242613496662.

Tlaiss, H. A. (2014). Women’s entrepreneurship, barriers and culture: Insights from the United Arab Emirates. The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 23(2), 289-320. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0971355714535307.

Zali, M. R., Bastian, B. L., & Qureshi, S. (2013). Promoting innovation in the MENA region: The role of social norms and individual factors in entrepreneurial networks. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 11(4), 413-426. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2013.056877.

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