Soufien Zouari

This research analyzes the relationships among workplace spirituality (WS), employee well-being (EW), and individual work performance (IP) in Saudi public universities, with a special focus on gender. Drawing on positive organizational theory, a research model linking WS, EW, and IP is developed. A survey of 373 faculty members in Riyadh at four major public universities was conducted, and structural equation modelling (SEM) with AMOS program was used to examine the indicated relationships. Findings indicate that workplace spirituality positively influences employee well-being and employee well-being positively influences individual work performance. Workplace spirituality also has a direct positive influence on individual work performance, while relying on employee well-being as a moderator of this relationship.

The present paper examines the impact of entrepreneurship education on students’ intention to start up business. Using a sample of young Tunisian students from both Sfax and Sousse (these are two tows in Tunisia) universities, we propose to determine the significant factors influencing their entrepreneurial intention. Our econometric results have revealed that the composite variables , i.e, the student’s internal and external socio-cultural background, the students’ profile in terms of their theoretical and practical knowledge in new business start-up and the students’ characteristics (age and, above all, educational level), are the most determining variables affecting students’ intention to engage in business start-ups. The gender variable has no significant effect on entrepreneurial behavior.

The increasing internationalization of companies has led us to reflect on the structuring of an emerging field of research, namely international entrepreneurial culture (IEC). Moreover, the absence of a solid theoretical framework is one of the main factors contributing to the scattered nature of research in this field, which has led us to conduct further research on international entrepreneurial culture. After presenting the definition and dimensions of IEC, this study aims to analyze and synthesize previous empirical findings on this phenomenon to understand its causes and influencing factors, behaviors, and processes in the global context in which it is embedded. Following this study in the Tunisian context, we found that Tunisian companies have no intention of embracing the phenomenon of international entrepreneurial culture. The absence of an organizational culture, whether among managers or members of the organization, has a major effect on the entrenchment of an international entrepreneurial culture. Thus, international trade is a real motivator for Tunisian companies to embark on internationalization. In this respect, we propose some avenues of research to consolidate and develop the field of international entrepreneurial culture.