Apa Format

Global Business Cultural Analysis: Saudi Arabia

(This is an example. The subject and arrangement of your subheadings will vary widely, depending on your research, but you may use these as guides)

A. Title page

B. Abstract

C. Introduction

1. Major Elements and Dimensions of Culture in Saudi Arabia

1.1 Communication

1.1.1 Verbal and nonverbal communication variables. (Babboush, 2011; Goldman, 2002)

1.1.2 Characteristics of the high-context communication style. (Stall, 2000; Berry & Crew, 2010)

1.2 Religion

1.2.1 Bedouin tradition. (Wheatley, 2012; LeBron, 2011)

1.2.2 Islamic religious influences in Saudi Arabia.

1.2.2.1 Doctrinal foundations of Islam.

1.2.2.2 Emergence of Islam in Saudi Arabia. (Berry & Crew, 2010; Silverman, 2002)

1.2.2.3 Wahhabism, reactionary Islam, and the Saudi regime. (Potterly, 2002)

1.2.3 Secularism.

1.2.4 Religious prejudice.

1.3 Ethics

1.3.1 Islamic influence on ethics. (Paunch, 2004; Williams, 2011)

1.3.2 Ethical traditions. (Kwok & Levine, 2009)

1.3.3 Ethical concerns and issues. (Bellows, 2004)

1.3.4 Ethnic prejudice.

1.3.5 Taboos.

1.4 Values, Attitudes, Manners, and Customs.

1.4.1 Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions. (Hofstede, 2005)

1.4.2 Trompenaars seven value dimensions. (Trompenaars, 2010)

1.4.3 Dual roles of Islam and the Bedouin tradition in defining values. systems and national worldview. (Etc., 2009; Etc.2010)

1.4.4 Attitudes toward government regulation of business and society.

1.4.5 Impact of contemporary, global forces on Saudi’s attitudes and values.

1.4.6 Attitudes toward sex and gender.

1.4.7 Manners and customs. (Etc. & Etc., 2010)

1.4.7.1 Personal appearance and fashion.(Etc. 2012)

1.4.7.2 Behavioral guidelines.

1.4.7.3 Communication and conversational guidelines.

1.4.8 Marriage customs and attitudes.

1.5 Recreational Pursuits.

1.6 Cuisine.

1.7 Social Structures and Organizations.

1.7.1 Collectivism and the importance of the family structure.

1.7.2 Changes in...