The influence of green entrepreneurship on sustainable development in Saudi Arabia

This study explores the influence of green entrepreneurial activity on sustainable devel-opment, using institutional economics as a theoretical framework. Also, the role of entrepreneurship policy is analysed in the context of Saudi Arabia. Using information from the General Authority for Statistics...

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Autores: Alwakid, Wafa Naif, Aparicio, Sebastián|||0000-0003-1121-5667, Urbano, David|||0000-0001-7600-8656
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:250273
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/250273
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/ijerph18105433
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Green entrepreneurship
Sustainable development
Entrepreneurship policy
Formal institutions
Saudi Arabia
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Sumario:This study explores the influence of green entrepreneurial activity on sustainable devel-opment, using institutional economics as a theoretical framework. Also, the role of entrepreneurship policy is analysed in the context of Saudi Arabia. Using information from the General Authority for Statistics from 13 Saudi Arabian cities, the main findings show that green entrepreneurship posi-tively contributes to the economic, social, and environmental components of sustainable development during the period 2012-2017. These results demonstrate a measurable indication of sustainable development outcomes, whereby Saudi Arabian institutions align entrepreneurial activities with a positive triple bottom line effect. Accordingly, these findings contribute new evidence to justify government commitment to supporting green entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and encour-age future domestic policies.