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Full Length Research Paper
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Doing
business with impudence: A focus on women entrepreneurship
in Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Asad Sadi and Basheer
Mohammad Al-Ghazali
1King
Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia.
2Naizak
Naizak Global Engineering Systems, Al-khobar, Saudi Arabia.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
amasadi@kfupm.edu.sa.
Accepted 7 September, 2009 |
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Abstract |
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This study attempts to investigate the courage it takes for
women to do business in Saudi Arabia. A total number of 350
participants were allowed as a sample. Drop-off, pick-up and
On-line survey methods were used to receive maximum response
rate. The descriptive statistics, the T-test and the ANOVA test
were utilized to examine the business motivational factors. The
results reveal that self-achievement is the most motivational
factor for business women in Saudi Arabia. The barriers include
lack of market studies, lack of governmental support, lack of
coordination among government departments, lack of support from
the community, society restrictions and oligopolistic attitude
of the investors. This research contributes to the literature on
gender barriers related to business by systematically assessing
the traditional restrictions towards women in Saudi Arabian
society.
Key words:
Motivational aspects, barriers towards business, gender related
restrictions, business women. |
