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Sample
Arab Gulf Workshop
Useful
Gulf Arabic Expressions
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The Arab Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Emirates, Kuwait, Dubai, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain)
is increasingly attracting multinational companies and businesses.
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| Mastering
the Rules of the Game
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| Families and family values make up the core identity of Arabs and Muslims. Their world is based on patterns of behavior that reflect how their goals and orientations reflect these values. Families and other extended social ties provide a network in which Arab and Muslim business and social values interact.
Business is based on trust and respect. Your ability to understand and respect how these networks operate will directly impact your effectiveness in dealing with Arabs and Muslims.
Appropriate business behaviors, from general communications to negotiations and resolving conflict, are affected as much by how you are perceived as a person as by the service or product you are offering.
A “good” partner, supplier or client in Arab and Muslim cultures recognizes the importance of mutual respect based on understanding the customers’ needs. Mastering the rules of the game in terms of effective communications behaviors, learning to cope with ambiguity and lack of control over the business process, and spending the time to understand that competence is more than good intentions, are all challenging, but the rewards are significant.
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Please
contact us for information and to discuss how our
Middle East/Arab Gulf Services can help you understand
important cultural differences and learn strategies for working effectively
and productively.
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