With regard to uncertainty avoidance, Hofstede confirms this a version, emphasizing that
populations with this mentality try to reduce the threat which ambiguous situations bring to
them, by searching for stability in their careers, operating within the rule system, rejecting
deviant ideas and behavior, and accepting the possibility of absolute truths and the attainment
of expertise. Table 2 shows that Saudi Arabia has a high uncertainty avoidance score.
Results from this study confirm those found by Hofstede, and indeed by Al-Twaijri and Al-
Muhaiza (1996) in categorizing the Arab countries as rating highly on uncertainty
avoidance.