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SAUDI ARABIA “ There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"

SAUDI ARABIA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],06/07/09 Saudi Arabia Definitions and Origins of Culture Culture is the sum of the “values, rituals, symbols, beliefs, and thought processes that are learned, shared by a group of people, and transmitted from generation to generation”

06/07/09 Saudi Arabia Resistance to Change Although some cultures embrace change, others are resistant to it Examples of cultures that resist change: Acceptance of genetically modified foods (or “Frankenfood”) in Europe Working women in Masculine societies like Saudi Arabia

CULTURE OF SAUDI ARABIA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

Cultural Values Dimensions (by Geert Hofstede) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

SAUDI ARABIA 06/07/09 Saudi Arabia

HIGH POWER DISTANCE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

LOW INDIVIDUALISM ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

HIGH MASCULINITY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

HIGH UNCERTAINITY ,[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

HIGH LONG TERM ORIENTATION ,[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

VALUE ANALYSIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

CULTURAL VALUE DIFFERENCES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09 Main Dimension PDI IDV MAS UAI LTO Saudi Arabia PDI highest very low lowest highest NV India PDI high low average low high Germany IDV lowest high highest high low US IDV low highest high low lowest China LTO highest lowest highest lowest highest

COMPARATIVE VALUE ANALYSIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THANK YOU ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Saudi Arabia 06/07/09

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