Entrepreneurial thinking and employment sustainability in the West Bank: A proposed conceptual model to reduce migration and enhance existential resilience

Abstract

This study aims to build a conceptual model explaining how entrepreneurial thinking contributes to employment sustainability whether such sustainability reduces economic migration in light of recent economic indicators. The study adopts an analytical approach was reviewed to construct a theoretical model. with Updated official data and international reports, along five local entrepreneurial  initiatives from (2018–2025), were analyzed using thematic analysis.  The study draws on time-series data and case studies in IT, smart agriculture, and creative industries. Recent data reveal persistent structural unemployment, alongside labor market fragility. The analyzed entrepreneurial initiatives demonstrate that applying dimensions of entrepreneurial thinking has fostered sustainable job creation, supporting the proposed model.