Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gholam Ali Shaykhian, Florida Institute of Technology; Jinan Ziade, Westcliff University; Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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International

]. Leaders of UnitedStates multinational organizations remain challenged to understand cultural differences withoutpossibly jeopardizing efficiency and performance when doing business across borders[2][15][31][37][57][64]. MENA and Western cultures differ in organizational culture [21][34]. The MENA regionis diverse and consists of a myriad of unique cultures. Different regions within MENA adhere todifferent ways of life, characteristics, behaviors, dialects, and mindsets creating communicationgaps that may cause problems for Western organizations. Business people from Westerncountries need to realize that making a deal with Arab executives is different from makingbusiness deals at home. Oueini [53] conducted research on a Western versus

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Chen Bing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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International

of the similarities and diversity between countries. Besides theawareness of cultural diversity and gaining a global mindset, such development ofattitudes also includes an increase in their self-confidence, adaptability or flexibility. TABLE 9 STEPWISE MULTIPLE REGRESSION RESULT IN ATTITUDES DIMENSION (MODEL I1-ATTITUDES) (N=507) Variables B SE Beta(β) t p Gender -.052 .046 -.052 -1.138 .256 Degree -.080 .040 -.093 -1.983 .048* School Ranking .081 .044 .085 1.831 .068 International Tourism .117 .042