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Vol.15, No.2, May 2026. ISSN: 2217-8309 eISSN: 2217-8333
TEM Journal
TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, INFORMATICS Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science |
From Oil to Opportunity: Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Trends in the GCC
Mohammad Naushad
© 2026 Mohammad Naushad, published by UIKTEN. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Citation Information: TEM Journal. Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 1299-1312, ISSN 2217-8309, DOI: 10.18421/TEM152-30, May 2026.
Received: 11 July 2025.
Abstract:
In recent years, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have taken deliberate steps to reduce their dependence on oil and move toward more balanced economies. This paper investigates how entrepreneurship and sustainability are helping that transformation, drawing on a bibliometric review of research published in Scopus over the past two decades. The findings of the study show how government programs unite national strategies through VISION documents to promote entrepreneurship and support SMEs while sustaining economic growth. The research revealed three essential business operational developments which include increased green innovation and rising ESG principles adoption and growing women entrepreneurship participation. The findings revealed two main obstacles that affect regional research collaboration, and it also showed inconsistent results from policy execution. Moreover, the research analysis provides better understanding of GCC economic policies and platforms towards sustainability and entrepreneurship.
Keywords – GCC, entrepreneurship, sustainability, sustainable development, ESG, bibliometric review. |
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