Business culture:Mr. James White is from the UK, and he is planning to come to the UAE to start a new business. However, he doesn’t know much about the culture here and would like to get some information about it to help him avoid any cultural problems.
Choose and Interview a manager of a business/organization. It must be someone who directly supervises at least 5 people.
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August 7, 2017Business culture:Mr. James White is from the UK, and he is planning to come to the UAE to start a new business. However, he doesn’t know much about the culture here and would like to get some information about it to help him avoid any cultural problems.
TASK DESCRIPTION
Mr. James White is from the UK, and he is planning to come to the UAE to start a new business. However, he doesn’t know much about the culture here and would like to get some information about it to help him avoid any cultural problems.
– Write a report of between 750-1250 words to give him for an overview of business customs in the UAE.
– You should interview a business person who works with people of different nationalities and include the interview questions in the report.
– You also need to look up books, eBooks, or websites to help you with your research. These should be in-text referenced using the APA reference system. A full bibliography should also be included.
– You will submit your report using Safe Assign
Some areas of the UAE business culture you may want to look at are:
• Greetings and business card exchange
• Dress code
• Gifts (Are gifts customary or not welcome? Are gifts exchanged?)
• Meetings (punctuality, seating arrangements, order of speaking, how do people address each other?)
• Business setting (Is business conducted in a formal setting or over lunch/dinner?)
• Meals (How does a person show that they enjoy the food? What should they do if they don’t want to eat something?)
• Body language. (Are there any gestures or behaviors considered offensive?)
• Gender (Are male and female business partners treated in the same way? What should a male businessman be aware of?)
• Conflict resolution ( How are disagreements dealt with?)
• Contract negotiation (Who does it and how long does it take? Is the contract agreement verbal or written, general or detailed? Who signs the contract?)
• Point out potential problems that clients/partners from other countries/cultures may experience when dealing with their UAE counterparts.
Aims of this research
English skills
To enhance all skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing.
Research skills
To enhance research skills:
• Writing questionnaires
• Interviewing
• Reviewing literature
Critical Thinking
1. Analyzing data
2. Evaluating and comparing information
3. Making recommendations
Knowledge
1. To increase your global knowledge
2. To increase your knowledge of cross-cultural issues in the UAE
RESOURCES:
Author
Williams,Jeremi.
Title
Don’t They Know It’s Friday? : cross-cultural considerations for business and life in the Gulf
Pub info
Dubai: Motivate Pub., 1998.
Author
Trip, Margaret.
Title
Culture Shock!: Success secrets to maximize business in the United Arab Emirates
Pub info
Portland, Ore.: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, c2002.
