Doing business in the Islamic world: a cultural approach from the Hofstede Model

Abstract

This document presents an analysis of the Hofstede cultural dimensions in countries that conform to the Islamic world with the objective to determine whether they constitute a homogenous culture, or if, on the contrary, no commonality exists between the sample countries. The analysis of the data shows that, while for some of the parameters it is possible to speak of a uniform culture, there are other parameters in which the Islamic countries show an elevated variable.