TY - CHAP
T1 - Governmental Supportive Policies for Green Entrepreneurial Activity in Saudi Arabia: An Institutional Analysis
AU - Aparicio, Sebastian
AU - Urbano Pulido, David
AU - Alwakid, Wafa
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge Prof. Faghih and anonymous reviewers for valuable comments and suggestions. In addition, Wafa Alwakid acknowledges Jouf University for financial support for Ph.D. studies. Sebastian Aparicio acknowledges Durham University Business School for constant support. Additionally, Sebastian acknowledges COLCIENCIAS Ph.D. programme (617/2013), as well as Sapiencia-Enlaza Mundos (Municipio de Medell?n) for financial support during Ph.D. studies. Finally, David Urbano acknowledges the financial support from project ECO2017-87885-P (Spanish Ministry of Economy & Competitiveness), 2017-SGR1056 (Economy & Knowledge Department, Catalan Government), and ICREA under ICREA Academia programme.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge Prof. Faghih and anonymous reviewers for valuable comments and suggestions. In addition, Wafa Alwakid acknowledges Jouf University for financial support for Ph.D. studies. Sebastian Aparicio acknowledges Durham University Business School for constant support. Additionally, Sebastian acknowledges COLCIENCIAS Ph.D. programme (617/2013), as well as Sapiencia-Enlaza Mundos (Municipio de Medellín) for financial support during Ph.D. studies. Finally, David Urbano acknowledges the nancial support from project ECO2017-87885-P (Spanish Ministry of Economy & Competitiveness), 2017-SGR1056 (Economy & Knowledge Department, Catalan Government), and ICREA under ICREA Academia programme.
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PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - In this exploratory study, we analyzed the influence of governmental supportive policies on green entrepreneurial activity in Saudi Arabia, using institutional economics as a theoretical framework. Based on data from reports of the General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection and the General Authority for Statistics, both fixed and random effects models were applied in 21 cities within Saudi Arabia (2014–2018). The main findings show that environmental, innovation, and entrepreneurship governmental supportive policies exert a significantly positive influence on green entrepreneurship. Future implications for policymaking and managerial decisions related to targeted awareness raising and environmental care can be derived from this study.
AB - In this exploratory study, we analyzed the influence of governmental supportive policies on green entrepreneurial activity in Saudi Arabia, using institutional economics as a theoretical framework. Based on data from reports of the General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection and the General Authority for Statistics, both fixed and random effects models were applied in 21 cities within Saudi Arabia (2014–2018). The main findings show that environmental, innovation, and entrepreneurship governmental supportive policies exert a significantly positive influence on green entrepreneurship. Future implications for policymaking and managerial decisions related to targeted awareness raising and environmental care can be derived from this study.
KW - Governmental supportive policies
KW - Green entrepreneurship
KW - Institutional approach
KW - Saudi Arabia
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-60978-8_8
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-60978-8_8
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85104035344
T3 - Contributions to Management Science
SP - 177
EP - 197
BT - Contributions to Management Science
A2 - Faghih, Nezameddin
A2 - Hussein Samadi, Ali
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -