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Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Dynamics in Trends, Policy and Business Environment

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Editors:
  1. Nezameddin Faghih

    1. Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, Paris, France

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  2. Mohammad Reza Zali

    1. Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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  • Sheds light on the facets, uniqueness, and opportunities of entrepreneurship in Middle East and North Africa
  • Investigates the status of innovation and the knowledge economy
  • Explores the link between entrepreneurship and development

Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxv
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  2. Introduction

    • Nezameddin Faghih, Mohammad Reza Zali
    Pages 1-7

  3. Institutional Environment and Entrepreneurs’ Motivations in MENA

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. In Search of the Ideal Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

      • Shahamak Rezaei, Victoria Hill, Yipeng Liu
      Pages 11-51

    3. Institutions and Entrepreneurship in MENA Countries

      • Ali Hussein Samadi
      Pages 53-93

    4. Entrepreneurial National Efficiency Based on GEM Data: Benchmarks for the MENA Countries

      • Nezameddin Faghih, M. Reza Zali, Narges Vafaei
      Pages 95-112

    5. Increasing Entrepreneurial Impact in the MENA Region

      • Victoria Hill, Shahamak Rezaei, Silvia Carolina Lopez Rocha
      Pages 113-165

    6. An Exploration into How Terrorism Impacts Business Environment in MENA Region

      • Hamid Padash, Bahman Khodapanah
      Pages 167-187

    7. Social Entrepreneurship Strategies by the Middle Eastern Governments: A Review

      • Amir Forouharfar
      Pages 189-264

    8. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Performance in Iran

      • Ali Davari, Amer Dehghan Najmabadi
      Pages 265-282

    9. Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Arabic Countries: A Recent Overview

      • Alicia Coduras, Ignacio de la Vega, Mohammad Bin Salman
      Pages 283-302

  4. Gender and Entrepreneurship in MENA

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 303-303
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    2. Gender and Entrepreneurship: Recent Developments in MENA (Middle East and North Africa)

      • Stephen Hill, Elie Akhrass
      Pages 305-325

    3. Explaining the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurial Propensity

      • Sana’ Kamal, Yousef Daoud
      Pages 327-350

    4. Insights from Female Entrepreneurs in MENA Countries: Barriers and Success Factors

      • Catherine Laffineur, Mohsen Tavakoli, Alain Fayolle, Neila Amara, Monica Carco
      Pages 351-397

    5. The Impact of Age and Entrepreneurial Age-Based Self-Image on Entrepreneurial Competencies of Male and Female: Evidence of GEM-Iran 2016 Data

      • Mohammad Reza Zali, Nezameddin Faghih, Parvaneh Gelard, Roya Molaei
      Pages 399-418

    6. The Role of Culture and Gender in E-commerce Entrepreneurship: Three Jordanian Case Studies

      • D. Qasim, A. Bany Mohammed, F. Liñán
      Pages 419-432

    7. Regional Disparities in Entrepreneurship in Turkey with Respect to Gender Using a Regression of Pooling Cross Sections: 2006–2015

      • Esra Karadeniz, Ahmet Özçam
      Pages 433-448

    8. A Study on Micro Women Entrepreneurs in UAE

      • A. Srinivasa Rao
      Pages 449-475

  5. Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in MENA

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 477-477
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About this book

This contributed volume explores and reveals the dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, trends and implications of entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Presenting papers by respected experts in the field, it shares essential insights on the status quo of entrepreneurship and the opportunities and threats it faces in the MENA region. Topics range from development of entrepreneurial universities to international entrepreneurship, as well as emergent topics such as green entrepreneurship, sustainable entrepreneurship and youth entrepreneurship.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, Paris, France

    Nezameddin Faghih

  • Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Reza Zali

About the editors

Professor Nezameddin Faghih is the Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of Teheran, and the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research (Springer). He has published more than 50 books and 100 research articles.


Dr. Mohammad Reza Zali is the Dean of the Faculty of Entrepreneurship at the University of Tehran. He has published 3 books and 23 research articles.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

  • Book Subtitle: Dynamics in Trends, Policy and Business Environment

  • Editors: Nezameddin Faghih, Mohammad Reza Zali

  • Series Title: Contributions to Management Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75913-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75912-8Published: 10 October 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09355-6Published: 11 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75913-5Published: 12 June 2018

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1941

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-716X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXV, 693

  • Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 135 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Entrepreneurship, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Economic Policy, Innovation/Technology Management

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