The main purpose of this empirical study is to explore the entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial competency as antecedents to the entrepreneurial intentions in smart city of Neom Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the study has also examined the mediating role of entrepreneurial education...

The present study develops a model to investigate how social influence can motivate customers towards their involvement in social co-creation. It also investigates how customers’ co-creation factors affect their intention to participate in future co-creation. An empirical study was conducted...

This paper investigates accrual earnings management (AEM) and real earnings management (REM) in family businesses (FB) in Saudi Arabia. Current literature indicates that minority rights are confiscated by the controlling shareholders in a business environment weak to protect investors. Based on...

This study explores the relationship between company earnings management and the relative value relevance of book value and earnings. The differential effect on the value relevance of earnings management (EM) from 2014 to 2018 for all firms listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) is...

The paper examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting conducted by Saudi listed firms based on the guidelines of ISO 26000. To measure the extent of ISO disclosure, we use a content analysis. A CSR reporting index is established throughout the global reporting initiative (GRI)...

Despite the remarkable growth in the insurance industry over the past two decades, few studies evaluate the performance of Takaful vs. conventional insurance firms with focus on the standard structure of production as a two-stage process, that is, operations and profitability. Thus, this...

This study examines the influence of corporate social responsibility activities on customer satisfaction and loyalty in the Saudi banking sector. The quantitative method was adopted by conducting a web-based survey via e-mail and social media platforms. A convenience sample of 624 banking...

This study investigates the impact of ownership structure on firms' audit report lag. The research sampled 102 Saudi non-financial listed companies' data from 2012 to 2021. The data was analysed using a generalised method of moments (GMM) framework. The findings significantly suggest that as...

This study examines a group of women entrepreneurs of small and micro businesses in Hail, Riyadh and Eastern regions of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study aims to identify the particular style of leadership displayed by these women entrepreneurs; and whether all their competencies have the same...

In Saudi Arabia's higher education, women remain an untapped resource, with many limitations in holding key positions and pursuing professional career development. However, over the past few years, the government of Saudi Arabia has actively promoted female leadership by implementing Vision...