Table 2 also shows lower individualism score, which is similar to that reported by
Hofstede for the Arab group in his study and also to the results obtained by Al-Twaijri and
Al-Muhaiza, thereby indicating that Saudi Arabia is indeed collectivist in its culture.
Furthermore, power distance and individualism are inversely associated. In general, countries
with large power distance are more likely to be lower on individualism (Hofstede,
2001). These results suggest that despite lifestyle changes in the Arab World between the
1970s and 2013, some values have remained constant, such as the linkage of the individual to a group, family, and relatives. Hofstede’s Law of Conservation, which asserts that old
values simply do not vanish overnight and are often sustained even in very new settings, is
confirmed by these events.