• Women are treated with respect in the work place. They feel quite safe and secure in most organizations. Foreign women working here may need to plan their wardrobe keeping in mind the conservative dress codes here.

• An argument appealing to both feelings and faith will often be more convincing to an Indian than one using only objective facts and empirical evidence.

• The caste system, while it still exists in the Indian society, is not visible in the professional business environment. However, it will depend largely on the type of business contact you make.

• Most of the business in India is family oriented, so you may negotiate with the siblings but the final say will always be with the head of the family.

• In some offices, employees may rise each time the boss enters the room to acknowledge respect.

• Employees do as they're told; even if they know the boss is wrong, they won't argue.

• The boss makes all of the decisions and accepts all of the responsibility.

• Success and failure are frequently attributed to environmental factors.

• Whenever you are convinced that you are right, insist that whoever objects accepts in writing the full responsibility for the consequences of not following your instructions.

• It is important to insist that employees write instructions down or for you to distribute written instructions, so that no one can later deny being informed of them.