Impact of national culture and emotional intelligence of Saudi Arabian leaders' performance

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT2

DECLARATION3

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION5

Background of the Research5

Research Question6

Aims and Objectives6

Significance of the Study6

Ethical Considerations7

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW8

Defining emotional intelligence8

IQ vs. Emotional coefficient9

Multicultural Teams12

Multicultural Awareness in Evaluation: Dilemmas and Challenges12

Building effective international teams12

Culture of Saudi Arabia14

Impact of Emotional Intelligence & National Culture upon Saudi Leadership15

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY17

Research Design17

Literature Search Criteria17

Search techniques used17

Keywords used17

Theoretical framework18

Method of Data Collection18

REFERENCES19

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Research

The United States was said by some to be hostile towards Prince Abdullah. But the US could not avoid his being crowned successor to King Fahd. Instead, the US tried to reinforce the power of the "third generation" princes educated in the United States. These included Prince Muhammad, King Fahd's favorite son and governor of the East region, who was said to be strongly opposed to fundamentalism.

Others frequently mentioned were Prince Salman, a son of Abdelaziz who had been governor of Riyadh since 1962; Prince Saud bin Faisal, a grandson of Abdelaziz and son of the late King Faisal who has been foreign minister since 1975; and his brother, Prince Turki bin Faisal, who was head of the Department of General Intelligence from 1977 through 2001, later becoming ambassador to the United States in July 2005. Others seen by some as viable candidates were two other grandsons of Abdelaziz: Prince Khalid bin Faisal, governor of Asir since 1977, and Prince Bandar bin Sultan, son of Prince Sultan (Defense Minister and a Sudeiri) and ambassador to the United States since 1983.

On 01 August 2005 Saudi Arabia's ailing King Fahd died. The king's death was announced over the official Saudi media today. Aged in his 80's, Fahd was admitted to a hospital in May 2005, reportedly suffering from respiratory ailments. No cause of death was given. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, who had managed the day-to-day affairs of the kingdom since Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995.

Saudi Arabian leaders have been renowned for working upon the workability of following the system of bureaucracy and authoritarianism. A formally practiced leadership style, Saudi Arabian leaders work on the system of kinship and run a kingdom where an individual sitting at the highest position shall have all powers of decision-making and holds the power of maximum intervention in all affairs of the state and all amendments and decisions that are undertaken for the purpose of national security.

Research Question

The research question for this paper would 'Impact of national culture and emotional intelligence upon the leadership of Saudi Arabian ...