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Why do you think the European business approach is more aggressive than in Middle Eastern countries?

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Date Posted: 2013/05/12
Haytham Tawfik
by Haytham Tawfik , Executive Director , Great Brains PTY LTD

The Middle East Region is a developing region while the European region is a developed one which means that the people in Middle East are trying to satisfy their basic needs which are guaranteed in the European countries which results in having more ambitious people who are trying to satisfy higher levels of needs which means more businesses coming out which means more aggressive competition among them.
The quality of education and the political systems in the Middle Eastern countries also affect the caliber and the attitude of the work force supplied to the market compared to the European countries.

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by Deleted user

Why do you think the European business approach is more aggressive than in Middle Eastern countries?

Culture - In Europe, business/company/organization orientated = money orientated. Time is money.

Education - In Europe, higher standard of literacy and numeracy skills. Go on to get higher paid jobs.

Working Hours - In Europe, tend to work longer hours.  Again time is seen as money.

Language - In Europe, English one of the main languages seen as the language of business across many countries.

Religion -  In Europe, less time take off.  In ME, holidays account for a large percentage of time off at work.

Lifestyle - Freedom and wealth accumulated from other countries e.g. Africa, have given Europe ammunition to bargain hard in the business world.

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