Work Transition to the United Arab Emirates

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Diversity has made the United States what we look at today as a great nation with greater opportunities. In that same mentality, a business only becomes greater by including diversification, not only within the United States, but diversifying throughout the world. As our organization ventures out to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we have to make the move as smooth and educated as possible. Whenever a company enters the international market, they have to make sure that they understand and examine the different parts of the culture and practices that differentiate them from the United States. By understanding the geography and background, cultural dimensions, differences in daily activities, etiquette and leadership styles, and the different laws, our company can successfully transport into the UAE.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is comprised of five million individual in an authoritarian government type. The UAE largely runs on immigrant labor, with foreigners making up 80% of the population. Therefore, many of its citizens have migrated from other countries to get better jobs, giving an advantage to companies because many look for work in both public and private sectors (Countries and Their Cultures). UAE citizens mainly speak in English, Persian, Hindu, and Urdu. This is much similar to the culture diversity in the US, where there are more than 50 languages spoken. Also, UAE consists of 96 percent of Muslims, with 4% making the other religions (Stanat, 1998). With the high percentage of Muslims, the religion of Islam is highly mixed in with the culture. This will be explained in greater detail later. With the majority of the population being Muslim, there is a huge cultural dimension difference between the United States and the...

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