Saudi Arabia and Canada

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Saudi Arabia and Canada

Indulgence

With a score of 68 in Indulgent, Canadian culture is referred to as an Indulgent culture. Societies with high Indulgence scores tend to have individuals who are willing to give in to their needs and urges in order to sustain an enjoyable life and have fun. They also cherish leisure time, behave however they desire, and spend money however they please.

Saudi Arabia has a low score of 14 on Indulgence because it can be classified as a restricted society due to its low Restrained cultures. In contrast to indulgent societies, limit the satisfaction of their wishes and place little value on free time. Individuals who identify with this viewpoint believe that social rules limit their behaviour and that it is somehow improper to indulge themselves.

Motivation Towards Achievement And Success

Canada can be described as a relatively "Decisive" society with a score of 52 on the Motivation towards Achievement and Success scale. Compared to the US, Canada is more reserved when it comes to achievement, even if individuals there want to reach high standards of performance in both work and sports. In the same way, Canadians generally balance their personal and professional lives and make time for passions, family get-togethers, and love "living life"

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia is seen as a comparatively Progressive society because it received a score of 43 on the Motivation towards Achievement and Success scale. Work hard as a community to reach the goals and get work done.

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Power distance

Canada has a score of 39 on Power Distance, this suggests that equality and fairness is valued a lot, The absence of obvious class or status divisions in society also can reflects this. Similarly with most cultures with low scores on this Power Distance, managers usually rely on the knowledge of individual workers and teams.

Saudi Arabia has a high score of 72 on this dimension, indicating that people there have grown used to a system of hierarchy where everyone has a role and no additional reasons is required. Within an organisation, centralisation is common, hierarchy is perceived as representing innate inequality, employees follow rules and regulations, and the ideal boss is the king.

Individualism

In Saudi Arabia, it is viewed as a moderately collaborative collectivist society, having scored a 48. In a collectivist culture like Saudi , loyalty is highly valued and supersedes the majority of other social norms. Strong bonds are encouraged in the culture, and each person is responsible to the others in their group.

Canada can be classified as an Individualism culture because of it's score of 72 on Individualism. This most likely results into a loose culture where people are expected to take responsibility for themselves and their close families, In the business industry, employees are expected to show initiative and independence, in the exchange-based job, decisions on hiring and promotion are made on the of credentials or proof of abilities of an individual. This same level of Individualism can be seen in America