t them to communicate and interact effectively with one another is that culture itself as defined above shapes behavior, value and attitudes. Significant variations have been observed between cultures; Hofstede (1997, 2000) stated that when specific cultural dimensions are examined, these variations become more readily apparent. Among the dimensions that Hofstede (1997, 2000) employed to identify the fundamental nature of a culture are individualism vs. collectivism, time orientation, masculinity vs. femininity, uncertainty avoidance, and power distance.
A cursory comparison of these dimensions as represented in the United States and Saudi Arabia was offered by Hofstede (1997, 2000). Generally, Saudi Arabian maintain high power distances between people of varying degrees of status, have low tolerance for uncertainty, possess a long-ter
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