Imagine That You Must Negotiate a Contract with an Organisation That Is in a Country Other Than Your Own. Choose Any Country Other Than Your Native Country and Then Answer the Following Questions: Identify the

4. What are the pros and cons of the Saudization Policy? What are its implications on the competitiveness of the Saudi Economy?

(Martinez-Carter).’ When doing business internationally, it is important to consider how businesses operate within their culture. In western societies such as our own, businesses tend to be deal-focused where people are more task-oriented. “Independence and personal initiative characterize U.S. communication style because the U.S. work culture is very outcome-oriented (Martinez-Carter).” Saudi Arabia, on the contrary, follows a relationship-focus culture, where people put dealings with friends ahead of business dealings. In Saudi Arabia they are part of a “family-centered society where trust of others is highly correlated with the degree of familiarity with them (Daniels 48).” It is uncommon for businesses here to take a long time to decide if they will partake in a business transaction. “Patience is important when conducting business in Saudi Arabia since decisions are made slowly and in a bureaucratic manner (McLaughlin).”

This research was conducted through several states in the united states. The lack of the researches that has been conducted in saudi

Arab individuals are one of the fastest growing populations within the world. Many Arab people are Muslim: followed by the religion of Islam. According to Al-Krenawi (2000), “Ethnic Arab societies are highly diverse and consist of heterogeneous systems of social differentiation based on ethnic, linguistic, sectarian, familial, tribal, regional, socioeconomic, and national identities” (pg 10). The dynamic of Arab families

My partner shed light on the cultural traditions in Saudi Arabia. She revealed that many Americans are misinformed on her country’s way of life. She shared what her day-to-day life was like in Saudi Arabia compared

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country with a history of political dynamic. It was

The Middle East is by no means a westernized area of the world; however there are staple factors that make it seem “democratized.” Its legitimacy weary, the Middle East is fantastic at growing its governments based on the Medina Constitution. However, there is one particular area of the world that is both deeply religiously rooted and contemporary at the same time. Saudi Arabia has created the impossible through economic, political, and social legitimacy that not only defies western ideology but is accepted as the most modern version of the Middle East using their economic and religious legitimacy. It can be described as a single tribe full of all chiefs and no Indians and as seen as any other Arab country, only

Saudi Arabia is officially an Islamic state with a sizable population of various faiths. In recent years, the Saudi government has made improvements in policies and practices related to freedom of religion or belief. Nevertheless, the Saudi government persists in restricting most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with its particular interpretation of Sunni Islam.

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Culture refers to a lifestyle of a people including all their ideas, values, knowledge, behavior, and materials or objects that they share (Knight 2015). Cultures vary from groups and societies as big as continent to continent, and as small as family to family. A great way to observe cultural differences is to look at two different countries. Saudi Arabia and the United States of America are societies that both have their own independent cultures. The two countries have very different cultures from one another. We can observe this by looking at the different cultural traditions, customs, behaviors, norms, values, beliefs, and materials that are immersed into each society’s culture. These cultural aspects are preserved and transmitted by the members of one generation to the next (Knight 2015).

To be able to understand the prevailing situation in the Saudi system, it is essential to scrutinize different elements of Saudi Arabian history. Amongst the dominant paradigms patriarchy is a legacy of tribal history. Before the advent of Islam, Saudi Arabia was well-known as the “Jahiliyya” that is the ‘age of ignorance’. During this era, there was an absence of political structure with proper constitution. The societal constructions depended primarily on the tribal communities which embodied several clans. The leader of each tribe was called a ‘Sheikh’ who was selected according to their physical strength and character and he had absolute authority over every individual.

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     In the heart of the Middle East is a country known by many Westerners for its oil production and, often, extremist beliefs of groups within the country. The country is Saudi Arabia, and though it is thought of by many as a rather backward country, Saudi Arabia has a rich history and culture, and it is a country that revolves around Islam and the worship of Allah as the one true God.

When dealing with businesses there are always going to be cultural barriers and obstacles. This is because no two countries are the same and each person is different. Cross cultural communication looks at how people from various backgrounds interact and communicate and this is what this report will cover. It will look at how people from different backgrounds pass information and make negotiations despite the barriers of culture between them. The case study ‘Journey to Sharahad’ displays the cross cultural exchange between the Americans who have just arrived in Sharahad are completely oblivious to the culture and people of Sharahad and what

There are four cultural dimensions that were defined in Hofstede's research: Power distance, Uncertainty avoidance, Individualism, Masculinity, and recently Hofstede add one more: long-term-short-term orientation. In this part of paper, comparison between Singapore and Saudi Arabia will be discussed, by focusing Hofstede's cultural dimensions as a point of reference