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Decide who makes the final decision

Specify when a decision is final or temporary. Among the many differentiating factors between cultures, the individual or group who holds the power of decision-making is one factor that affects cross-cultural business transactions regularly. On average, cultures with a high power distance centralize decision making at the top, while egalitarian cultures decide by consensus. Swedes fit the latter category; Saudis the former. Were a Swedish company to attempt a trade agreement with a Saudi company; however, distrust may derail the agreement because of the way each perceives the other’s decision-making.…