Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-349) and index.

The focus and the context of the research : Background issues ; Background to the research problem: the Saudi context ; Modernisation, Westernisation and the question of development ; Cultural universality and diversity in cultures ; Responses to modernisation and Westernisation ; Incompatibility of values and alternative entrepreneurships ; Research question and research objectives ; Theoretical framework ; Methodological approach -- Entrepreneurship and development : Definitions and theories of entrepreneurship ; Entrepreneurship development: perspectives and approaches ; The emergence of the model -- Entrepreneurship and development : an Islamic perspective : Islam and development ; Entrepreneurship: an Islamic perspective ; Islamic entrepreneurship -- Saudi economic development : entrepreneurship as a viable diversification strategy : Saudi Arabia: the development of modern state and contemporary challenges ; Towards a multidimensional development strategy and the need for diversification ; Contemporary Saudi Arabia and the quest for sustainable development -- Research methodology and fieldwork experiences : Research methods and design ; Primary qualitative data ; Piloting the study -- The attitudes of Saudi entrepreneurs : The religious devotion of Saudi entrepreneurs ; Modernisation, Westernisation and the Saudi entrepreneur ; Do Muslim entrepreneurs have to adopt Western values and Western practices to succeed in business? ; The Saudi entrepreneur and the Saudi culture ; The Saudi entrepreneur's perception of entrepreneurship ; Islamic entrepreneurship education and the Saudi entrepreneur ; Alternative financing: profit-and-loss sharing (PLS) -- The views and the approaches of Saudi entrepreneurs : case studies : Al-Jasim Engineering ; Alyami Contracting ; Shabanah Trading ; The Software House ; AL-Fadel Marketing Solutions ; Dr. Khamis -- The realities and the landscape of Saudi entrepreneurship : Saudi entrepreneurship ; The role of the education system ; External factors ; The Saudi entrepreneurship sector -- Synthesis of findings : Islam: Is it a problem or is it the solution? ; Revisiting the model -- Summary and conclusion : Research key findings ; Policy implications ; Future research directions ; Extending the language and the practice of development.

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