Abstract
The paper discusses how Saudi Arabia has long been the de facto leader in the Middle East, due largely to its vast stores of proven oil reserves and its central role in the Islamic faith as the home of Mecca. The paper explains how Saudi Arabia has also taken a leading role in regional conflicts, in that it has often played a conciliatory role behind the scenes while maintaining a somewhat unyielding facade in negotiations with other Middle Eastern states. The paper points out that the financial markets in Saudi Arabia are as problematic as the social and political dimensions encountered with its borders. Saudi Arabia does not maintain a fully independent stock exchange but rather maintains the Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency, which acts as a de facto central bank and maintains an electronic stock trading program known as the Electronic Securities Information System, or the ESIS.

Tags:economics, saudi, arabia

Abstract
This paper discusses how at first glance, the economic prospects in Saudi Arabia might seem exceptional. After all Saudi Arabia is home to one of the largest reserves of oil in the world. The paper goes on to say that the industrial world quite literally turns on the oil that is produced in Saudi Arabia and some of its neighboring nations. Given that fact, it would seem that Saudi Arabians should be living well with a bright future ahead of them.

From the Paper
" While the current government has certainly taken great strides towards improving the economic situation in the nation, there are still significant troubles in Saudi Arabia, ones that will not easily be surmounted despite a recent surge in economic growth. One of biggest economic changes that has occurred in Saudi Arabia has happened over the past twenty or thirty years regarding per capita income."

Tags:economic, saudi, arabia

Abstract
A comparison and contrast between the role of religion in the cultures of the United States and Saudi Arabia. The paper describes the Islamic theocratic monarchy of Saudi Arabia in contrast to the diverse, predominantly Christian democracy in the United States.

From the Paper
"Although it professes no official national religion, the United States, a diverse but predominantly Christian democracy, is every bit as culturally and politically influenced by issues of faith as its apparent opposite, the Islamic theocratic monarchy of Saudi Arabia. Culturally, the role of religion in the United States is a dichotomous one-the freedom to profess and practice any or no religious affiliation fosters amongst the masses a sense of solidarity and nationalism yet faith-based divergences between citizens..."

Tags:United States, Christianity, Saudi Arabia, Islam, cultures, theocratic

Abstract
This paper discusses Islam and modernity. Specifically, the paper looks at Saudi Arabia and democracy. The paper argues that Saudi Arabia, like most Islamic countries in the Middle East, is not following a Western developmental path and therefore, that democracy in these countries is not going to be like democracy in the west.

From the Paper
"Saudi Arabia and Democracy Middle Eastern Islamic countries are usually seen as primitive and backwards by Western Scholars. For example, In Iran: Change in Islam; Islam and Change Nikki R. Keddie argues, The progress-oriented secularist concentration of most Western and Middle Eastern scholars not only prevented them from foreseeing major developments, but skewed their view of the past, including ideological and religious history (Keddie 528). Even though many of these societies may appear to be primitive and backwards to most developed countries they are constantly developing."

Tags:saudi, arabia, democracy

Abstract
This case examines Hilton Hotels and its marketing strategies. In particular, the example of how Hilton Hotels approached the Saudi Arabian market is utilized as an effective illustration of market segmentation for certain markets. The paper discusses how Saudi Arabia is not the typical travel and tourism market and thus it required an alternative approach by the firm's executive leadership in order to sustain its brand in the market.

From the Paper
"This case examines Hilton Hotels and its marketing strategies. In particular, the example of how Hilton Hotels approached the Saudi Arabian market is utilized as an effective illustration of market segmentation for certain markets. Saudi Arabia is not the typical travel and tourism market and thus it required an alternative approach by the firm's executive leadership in order to sustain its brand in the market."

Tags:hilton, hotels, saudi arabia

Abstract
This paper discusses the advisability of sending a woman to Saudi Arabia to negotiate a deal. The decision is based on the growing acceptance of women in Saudi business circles and the strategic and tactical considerations both internal and external of sending a highly skilled woman to do the job.

From the Paper
"The problems involved in sending a female negotiator do not really exist. The stereotype of the Saudi Arabian male chauvinist may still be true but the reality is that women in Saudi Arabia are active participants in ..."

Tags:Leadership, leader, cultural, Islamic, Western, chauvenistic, Saudi Arabia, woman

Abstract
This paper attempts to demonstrate the need for further research into the topic of the limited process of democratization of municipalities in Saudi Arabia. It looks at how the nation has recently undergone its first public elections in more than three decades and largely elected religious conservative sand how the elections mark a limited change in Saudi political policy.

Tags:saudi, arabia, research

Abstract
In this article, the writer considers the impact of financial development on household savings and private investment in Saudi Arabia including a section on Islamic banking. The paper includes two charts.

From the Paper
"Saudi Arabia is at once both an ancient and modern land. Its roots stretch back thousands of years and it is the seat of the holiest sites of Islam. Yet much of its economic development has taken place in the last .... years and the financial development that often accompanies and generallyf acilitates sustained economic development is even newer. As an Islamic country the kingdom is subject to sharia law this strictly prohibits ..."

Tags:Saudi Arabia, savings, investment, financial development

Abstract
The paper compares and contrasts human resources management in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The paper examines HR practices in Jeddah and Dubai.

From the Paper
"This presentation focuses on a comparison of two cities in the Middle East, one in Saudi Arabia i.e. Jeddah, and one in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. These two locations were chosen because they are positioned within countries wherein a collectivist rather than an individualistic culture is paramount in which modernization of the business community has led to a significant increase in the presence of international businesses and organizations and in which expatriate managers and professionals are increasingly at..."

Tags:Saudi Arabid, United Arab Emirates, human resources

Abstract
This paper argues that Saudi Arabia should suffer economic and political sanctions due to its violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The paper focuses on Saudi Arabia's treatment of women and cites examples of how the government of Saudi Arabia routinely abuses the rights of Saudi Arabian women. The paper also describes the abuse and mistreatment of foreign women and explains why Saudi Arabia has been allowed to continue in this manner and talks about the UN responsibility in addressing the problem and holding Saudi Arabia accountable. A complete outline of the paper is included.

From the Paper
"Saudi Arabia holds an important position in the Arab, Muslim and international communities. Among the Arab countries, it holds an important position because of its economic strength, its position as the center of Islam and its role as the leader of the Arab Gulf countries. In the Muslim World, it is the most important nation because it is identified with Islam and is the home of the Islamic pilgrimage. Within the international community, Saudi Arabia's incredible oil wealth has made it an important country on whom many, including the United States, are dependant for their energy needs and requirements. This unique position of religious, regional and economic power has protected Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabians from facing the consequences of human rights abuse. The United Nations, which David P. Forsythe defines in "The United Nations and Human Rights, 1845-1985," as the international protector of human rights in the world, has mainly ignored Saudi Arabia's violation of human rights laws because of its international and regional economic, political and religious influence and power. Consequently, Saudi Arabia, defined by Tom Lantos in "Discrimination Against Women and the Roots of Global Terrorism," as a "gender apartheid" state, has continued to abuse the rights of both Saudi Arabian and foreign female workers (7). Not only that, but Saudi Arabia can further be defined as a racist state which denies all minority groups, including Saudi and foreign ones, their basic human rights. The Shiite Saudi Arabians are not treated as equal to the Sunni majority and live on the borders of the country, fearing prosecution (Peretz). The foreign Christian community, as reported by the US State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002, is not allowed to practice its faith and, if members of it do, the punishment is execution. As for Saudi females, they are denied identity as human beings, referred to even by members of the Saudi Royal Family UBOs, or "Unidentified Black Objects" (Peretz). Lastly, foreign female workers are raped, beaten, overworked, denied their wages and locked in houses as prisoners. Despite the fact that these issues of abuse have received great attention by human rights organizations and the media, the United Nations and the international community has not taken action against Saudi Arabia, forcing it to abide by Islamic human rights or international human rights. Saudi Arabia should suffer economic and political sanctions due to its violation of the Universal Declaration of human rights and the Islamic human rights, seen in its oppression and abuse of Saudi women and foreign minority groups, including their imprisonment in the home and illegal executions."

Tags:kingdom, equality, race, religion, gender, equal, worship, islamic, countries, minority