Business Etiquette and Cultural Sensitivity in Saudi Arabia Conducting business in a foreign country can at times present itself as a daunting task. If an individual is not attuned and sensitive to the cultural differences and nuances that exist within a given country‚ they risk complicating their business activities at best and at worst completely offending the parties they intend to conduct business with. Sensitivity to cultural norms and context are critical to understanding the processes and
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INTRODUCTION Saudi Arabia officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A kingdom built upon and unified by Islam‚ Saudi Arabia‚ with its vast plains and endless deserts has fascinated travelers for centuries. Occupying nearly 80% of the Arabian Peninsula and the largest exporter of petroleum in the world‚ Saudi Arabia hosts a series of buzzing and successful cities. A monarchy with a rich Arab and Muslim heritage‚ Saudi Arabia is also characterized for its high degree of cultural homogeneity
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Doing Business in Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Social and Business Culture A Saudi Arabian Culture Overview Official name – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Population – 28‚ 686‚ 633 note: includes 5‚576‚076 non-nationals* Official Language – Arabic Currency – Saudi riyal (SAR) Capital city – Riyadh GDP – purchasing power parity $582.8 billion* GDP Per Capita - purchasing power parity $20‚700* Overview A kingdom founded upon and unified by Islam‚ Saudi Arabia has fascinated travellers for centuries. From
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(Opinion Editorial) Women Working in Saudi Arabia Women in Saudi Arabia spend plenty of time working as hard as they can to get a well education. The go to school for twelve years‚ then college for four years‚ and after that if they would like they go and study for their Masters degree and PhD. Degrees for a few more years. After all that hard work and staying up all night finishing up reports‚ they go back home doing nothing but wait to get married. When that’s done they still stay home and
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The Rights of Women in Saudi Arabia By Shanelle Topp “Women’s rights are human rights” is an important message which Plan Canada’s “Because I am a Girl” campaign has adopted. The rights of women around the world have an effect on everybody in the world‚ including males. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2009 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked 130th out of 134 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index in 2009 (Hausmann‚ Tyson‚ & Zahidi‚ 2009). In Saudi Arabia‚ women are often suppressed
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Women in Saudi Arabia are known as the biggest part of the population. Till 10 years ago women were not accepted as a part of the working community. This research demonstrates the lack of working sectors open to Saudi women‚ as well as the transportation issue‚ and peoples attitude towards employed women. The Kingdom has given priority to quantity and quality expansion of education in the last seven to five-years development plans. Despite the low percentage of Saudi women working in the labor
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Life in Saudi Arabia The capital is Riyadh and is also the largest city. The official language of the country is Arabic. Saudi Arabia has a population of roughly 28 million with 9 million being foreign nationals. The country of Saudi Arabia is full of dignified and hospitable people. Much of their lifestyle is governed by Sharia Law because the country is an exclusively Islamic kingdom and Islam governs nearly every aspect of life. It governs everything from how they dress‚ to social gatherings
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Cultural myths have been affecting since a long time ago until today and it might continue to the next generation. The most important cultural myths that used to exist in Saudi Arabia women should stay home‚ marriage customs and admixture school Most people around the world follow the cultural myths‚ in past
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Saudi Arabia: United States Relation Sona Cervenanova INT 301- International Relations Research Paper February 28‚ 2007 The United States of America is well known country for the people around the world. It’s well known for its wealth‚ its business opportunities‚ movie industry‚ and many others things. On the other side‚ many people do not even recognize Saudi Arabia. For them it is only poor country in the Middle East where dominates Muslims religion. It seems that these
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important in Saudi Arabia. We have to have a basic understanding of it if we wish to conduct business there. Brief Information on Islam In order to understand Saudi Arabia‚ one must understand Islam. Saudi Arabia is the cradle of Islam‚ the second most populous religion on earth. It is the birth place of the Prophet Muhammad‚ the founder of Islam. People who follow his teachings are called Muslims. Their holy book is called the Quran and their place of worship is called a Mosque. Saudi Arabia also contains
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