Question

2. “An American woman executive is sent to negotiate a contract with a corporation in Saudi Arabia. She dresses conservatively in a dark business suit and completes her makeup and hair in the US fashion. She finds the Arabs to be very aloof. She is asked when her boss will be arriving and is feeling ignored.”
a. What mistakes have been made?
b. What can be done to correct such a situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The mistakes she made include:

1. Dressing like a male when it was expected that she should dress like a female.

2. Not wearing a feminine cloth but rather a suit.

3.  She wearing a makeup.

4. She fixing her hear but not covering it with hijab.

b. She could have done the following to fix it:

1. Making researches on how best to dress when in Saudi Arabia.

2. Wearing a long covering cloth.

3. Covering her hair with Hijab despite not been from their culture and country.

Explanation: