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Cross-Cultural Management Assignment

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Running Head: CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT Cross-cultural management Name of the student:Name of the University:Author Note
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1CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENTCulture of UAEIt is to be mentioned that United Arab Emirates is a country with a diverse society. Theculture of United Arab Emirates has been greatly influenced by Arabian, Persian and Islamiccultures. The influence of foreign culture is reflected in the Music, attire, cuisine, life styles ofUAE. As it is a Muslim dominated country, Muslims are called to prayer five times a day fromthe mosques, scattered all over the country. It is to be mentioned that weekends in UAE begin onFriday, as it is considered to be the holiest day for the Muslims. Most Muslim countries in theworld have Thursday-Friday or Friday-Saturday weekends. The Emirati culture has been notablyinfluenced by Persian and Arabian culture. Such influence is visible in the architecture ofEmirates and folk arts (Al Mazrouei, & Pech, 2015). It is to be stated that due massive growth intrade and remarkable growth of the economy of UAE expatriates from more than two hundrednationalities have migrated to UAE to seek better lifestyles. However, UAE has been criticizedby many for the reason of perpetuating a class-based society. Most of the migrant workers ofUAE belong in the lower class of the society. Ethnic tensions are rarely reported in UAE despitehaving people of diverse ethnicities. The ones that are reported happen primarily between theexpatriates of UAE. The important holidays in Dubai are Ed-ul-Fitr which happens at the end ofRamadan and the National day(2nd December)which marks the formation of the United ArabEmirates. UAE’s population has been estimated by the U.S, department to be 9 million.However, the citizens of the UAE account for 15-20 percent of the total population. The mainreligion followed in the United Arab Emirates is Islam. 96% of the population of UAE iscomprised of Muslims. Hindus and Christians are minorities in the country. The officiallanguage of the country is Arabic. English, Hindi, Persian and Urdu are the other languages thatspoken in the country.
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2CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENTSpecific political, economic, social and technological legal and environmental factors ofUAE It is to be mentioned that UAE is one of the most affluent countries in the middle-east rankingamong the top 25 gross domestic products per capita in 2014. The country earns the most profitby exporting oil and other fossil fuels. The secondary sources of income of the country includeincome from tourism and industry sectors. A Pestel analysis can be done to assess the Specificpolitical, economic, social and technological legal and environmental factors that contributeto the country’s success. Political factors –The political factors that affect the growth and success of the country are:UAE has good trade relations with most of the countries of the worldEach of the seven emirates has independent governments which ensures flexiblemanagement of the countryOne of the negative political effects includes political conflicts with adjacent countriesabout the ownership of oil reserves Economic factors-Assessing a country’s economy is of utmost relevance when looking at its standings. Some of theeconomic factors affecting the country are:Exceptional high GDP per capita of the country (Davies, Kraeh & Froese, 2015).Exceptionally low unemployment rate prevailing in the country
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