Saudi Arabia scores high on power distance and uncertainty avoidance, indicating a hierarchical and risk-averse society. It is a highly collectivistic society with strong group loyalty. Masculine values like equity and competition are emphasized. In contrast, Sweden scores low on power distance and uncertainty avoidance, preferring egalitarian and risk-tolerant societies. It is highly individualistic with weak group ties. Feminine values like work-life balance and compromise are emphasized. Both countries differ in their cultural dimensions according to the Hofstede model.

1. Welcome to
Saudi Arabia
Greetings From:-
Jitender Das
Dristhi Karamchandani
Gaurav Soni
Furquan Ahmad Saifi
Sargam Srivastava
Harsha

2. 1. Introduction
Early name and reason behind new name
How the arab traditionally meet
Main source of its income and its economy
Traditional Dress
Food Culture
Rules and regulations

3. Tradition of Saudi Arabia

4. HOFSTEDE 6 D MODEL

5. ❖ Saudi Arabia scores high on this dimension (score of 95)
❖ people accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place
❖ Hierarchy in an organization is seen as reflecting inherent inequalities,
❖ centralization is popular,
❖ subordinates expect to be told what to do
❖ the ideal boss is a benevolent autocrat
POWER DISTANCE

6. INDIVIDUALISM VS COLLECTIVISM
❖ Saudi Arabia, with a score of 25 is considered a collectivistic society.
❖ close long-term commitment to the member ‘group’
❖ Loyalty in a collectivist culture is paramount, and over-rides most other societal rules
and regulations.
❖ everyone takes responsibility for fellow members of their group.
❖ societies offence leads to shame and loss of face,
❖ employer/employee relationships are perceived in moral terms,
❖ hiring and promotion decisions take account of the employee’s in-group,
❖ management is the management of groups.

7. Masculinity Versus Femininity
● Saudi Arabia scores 60 on this dimension and is thus a Masculine society.
● In Masculine countries people “live in order to work”, managers are expected to be decisive and
assertive, the emphasis is on equity, competition and performance and conflicts are resolved by
fighting them out.

8. Uncertainty Avoidance Index
● Countries exhibiting high Uncertainty Avoidance maintain rigid codes of belief and behaviour and
are intolerant of unorthodox behaviour and ideas.
● Saudi Arabia scores 80 on this dimension and thus has a preference for avoiding uncertainty.

9. Pragmatic Versus Normative
Saudi Arabia
• Respect for Tradition
• Focus on achieving quick results
No long term plan
Sweden
• Intermediate in these dimension

10. Indulgence Versus Restraint
Saudi Arabia
•Strong Control
•Less socialized
Sweden
•Weak Control
•More socialized

11. COMPARISON BETWEEN
SAUDI ARABIA AND SWEDEN
SAUDI ARABIA
 Saudi Arabia scores high on power
distance(score of 95)
which means that people accept
a hierarchical order.
 Saudi Arabia with a score of 25 is
considered a
collectivistic society.
 A high score on
Masculinity(60score) and low
score on Feminine, thus a
Masculine society
SWEDEN
Sweden scores low on power
distance(score of 31) which means that
people are independent.
Sweden with a score of 71 is an
individualist society.
Sweden scores 5 on Masculinity and is
therefore a Feminine society.

12. SAUDI ARABIA SWEDEN
 Saudi Arabia scores 80 on
Uncertainty avoidance.
 The normative nature of Saudi
Arabian society can be seen in its
low score of 36 on long term
orientation.
 Saudi Arabia intermediate score
of 52 shows no clear preference
on the dimension of indulgence.
 Sweden scores 29 on this and has
a very low preference for avoiding
uncertainty.
 Sweden scores 53 so there is no
clear preference on this
dimension.
 Swedish culture is one of
Indulgence as it has high score of
78 on this dimension.

13. Comparison between Arabia and
Sweden

14. ● Saudi Arabia is high(on score of 95) in power distance .
● In terms of uncertainty avoidance it is again leading in front with score of 80.
● But Saudi Arabia is very low in Individualism with a minimal score of 25.
● While Sweden has a highest in Indulgence and Individualism with score of 78
and 71 .
● Also Sweden has a very low in Masculinity with a score of 5.
Conclusion