Culture and Gender

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia adheres to strict Koran laws. Among them is the veiling of women, structuring of their fix and lives away from men, and driving (Wikipedia, 2007). Though education in the West is tardily changing this, it is not in any way translated to policy changes or reforms (Bradley, 2006).We aim to ink a deal with the Saudi g everywherenment for the setting-up of a supermarket chain. To be successful, the negotiators must show respect to the countrys laws and norms. The Saudi governing body- through the religious police- is the primary proponent and advocate of strict laws and norms pertaining to women because they should be dealt with sensitively.I choose the budding male executive over the veteran female to head the team. In the country, women are not judge to work in positions which allow them to interact with men. Sending a cleaning lady as head of the negotiating team would be an insult to the Saudis with their deeply-entrenched conservative values.Should the chief executive officer insist on sending her, I lead ensure that she result not be the front liner. She allow for still head the negotiations however the spokesman will be the male executive. She will still make the finis but through the latter.My decision will send a kernel to within and outside the company that we are serious in our demarcation transactions. It is by complying with the norms and laws of wherever you do business which wins deals. As a leader, it will show my flexibility in matters not wholly congruent to conventional norms of conducting business.Part II- Power Corruption calendar method of birth controlPower Corruption Cycle is an organizational phenomena characterized by the use of rank to intimidate or sully the lower-echelons to allow an illegitimate or corrupt practice to happen and/or continue. When the latter become managers or executives themselves, they apply the same corrupt practices which overly influence those with lower positions. This cycle- if uninterrupted by new management- would go on and on. It poisons an organization in that the quality of service/s and/or products will be compromised which will eventually lead to its downfall.An example is on the prize of contracts to bidders in government projects. The members of the bids and awards committee are all corrupt and fool a mutual understanding of granting the contract not to the one which offers the tribute bid but to the one who can offer the largest kickback. A young, newly-hired friend to the committee intends to follow stated rules in bidding but presently finds out about the unwritten rules.He is co-opted and fits permanently into the organization. The people- recipients of developmental projects- abide through sub-standard infrastructure and incoherent development projects and services. This leads to mistrust and enmity towards the government which will create a longing in society to reform, if not replace the government in power and/or the system .ReferenceBradley, J. (2006). Saudi Arabia exposed Inside a kingdom in crisis. NY Palgrave Macmillan.Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia. 2007. Islam in Saudi Arabia. Retrieved Feb. 13, 2008, fromhttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Saudi_ArabiaIslamism_in_Saudi_Arabia.