You are the vice president of operations for a software company based in the United States. Your company's board of directors wants you to go to India to explore the possibility of having a software design operation there. Typically, when an international company enters the Indian market, they are immediately aware of the effect the caste system can have on business activities. Do you think it is possible to maintain the American management style in India? Should the company be prepared to conform to the management style and HR practices in India?