Social Factors
The UAE is considered to be an open, progressive, secure and until recently, a stable society (Alhadhrami, 2013). Supporting a population estimated at over five million people, the UAE is comprised of many nationalities and cultures. The ethnic groups which comprise the makeup of seventy percent of the population of the UAE include fifty percent Asians, twenty-three percent other Iranian and Arab, and eight percent Europeans (Alhadhrami, 2013). The government controls many aspects of business which affect social sectors. Education is controlled by the Ministry of Education, which provides funding and curriculum in line with the UAE culture and traditions. The UAE esteems education as a high priority for its country and has …show more content…
This dimension speaks mainly to how members of the human group of this country define their self-image in terms of a collective group (we) or as mostly individuals (I). On the individualism scale, the UAE measured a 25. This places the UAE as a collectivistic society. The interpretation of this idea maintains that the majority of the UAE manifest relationships in commitments to long-term close knit types. The groups that the collectivistic dimension refer to can be family and extended relationships. For organizational reference, loyalty would be a strong value that UAE citizens consider paramount to the success of the society, and would foster strong relationships. One aspect that this speaks to is the idea of shame and family pride. In the UAE, collectivist mentality is the essence of the religion of Islam, which in its own name suggests surrender and submission to their god (Ebrahim, 2013). The work ethic of Islamic people has been shown to be directly related to commitment to their organizations (Yousef, 2001). According to this same study, it was hypothesized that the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment and the Islamic work ethic were strongly moderated by national culture within the
The UAE is considered to be an open, progressive, secure and until recently, a stable society (Alhadhrami, 2013). Supporting a population estimated at over five million people, the UAE is comprised of many nationalities and cultures. The ethnic groups which comprise the makeup of seventy percent of the population of the UAE include fifty percent Asians, twenty-three percent other Iranian and Arab, and eight percent Europeans (Alhadhrami, 2013). The government controls many aspects of business which affect social sectors. Education is controlled by the Ministry of Education, which provides funding and curriculum in line with the UAE culture and traditions. The UAE esteems education as a high priority for its country and has …show more content…
This dimension speaks mainly to how members of the human group of this country define their self-image in terms of a collective group (we) or as mostly individuals (I). On the individualism scale, the UAE measured a 25. This places the UAE as a collectivistic society. The interpretation of this idea maintains that the majority of the UAE manifest relationships in commitments to long-term close knit types. The groups that the collectivistic dimension refer to can be family and extended relationships. For organizational reference, loyalty would be a strong value that UAE citizens consider paramount to the success of the society, and would foster strong relationships. One aspect that this speaks to is the idea of shame and family pride. In the UAE, collectivist mentality is the essence of the religion of Islam, which in its own name suggests surrender and submission to their god (Ebrahim, 2013). The work ethic of Islamic people has been shown to be directly related to commitment to their organizations (Yousef, 2001). According to this same study, it was hypothesized that the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment and the Islamic work ethic were strongly moderated by national culture within the