The Role of Saudi Universities in Serving and Developing Society for Vision 2030: Evidence from Jouf University

Abstract

This research aimed to study the effects of The Role of Jouf University in serving and developing the society for Vision 2030, by understanding the influence of training, continuous education, technical consultations, and applied researches on management development for employees and organizational development of institutions. For this purpose, a questionnaire was distributed to a sample size of 393 individuals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Further, to analyze the study data, the structural equations method (SEM) was used via the SmartPLS and statistical package for the social science (SPSS) 23 programs. After analyzing and testing the hypotheses of the study, it was found that there is a positive role of Jouf University in serving and developing the society for Vision 2030. There is a positive impact for applied researches and training on management development of employees, and a positive impact also for applied researches, training, and continuing education on organizational development of institutions.