Answer to Question #238757 in Management for Gibber

Question

During global culture training for a group of employees who are being transferred to Egypt, Celina, the HR training manager, remarked, “In the Arab world, men often hold hands, which is meant to express ________.”

Answer 1

 Devotion and equality in status

Explanation: Cultural training refers to the training that is given to an individual for informing them about other cultures know-how.

In the Arab culture, the holding of hands is considered as an act of giving respect to others. It is considered as showing devotion and equality to the opposite party. Such acts comes from the well known hospitality culture of Arabic countries.