Abstract
The purpose of this study is to fill a gap in our understanding of the governmental interventions (GIs) and entrepreneurs' personal values in a non-western setting namely, in Saudi Arabia. To that end, a case study was undertaken to better understand how Saudi entrepreneurship perceives their government's engagement with entrepreneurship, and how this may affect their personal values. Using theoretical sampling, nine in-depth interviews were conducted with Saudi entrepreneurs from Jeddah city. Findings revealed that, from the entrepreneurs' perspective, GIs creates complications, threats, and ambiguity for their entrepreneurial business ventures. The study proposed a model that explains the interaction between GIs and entrepreneurs' personal values. Moreover, the study identified two types of connections the entrepreneurs used to solve the problems and obstacles face their entrepreneurial business, namely, networking and wasta (nepotism), these different types of connections are associated with two different groups of personal values. Finally, the study provided an agenda to improve entrepreneurs' personal values and enhance the interaction between governments and entrepreneurs.
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