Cultural pluralism defines combinations where in the companies establish a relationship relationship based on mutual coexistence or, more frequently, where the parent company grants a subsidiary a measure of independence. Cultural preservation is most common in highly technical industries, like pharmaceuticals or biotechnology, where acquirees need the capital, management support, and technical assistance to bring new ideas through to the market, but also the freedom to invent and develop them. To succeed, leaders have to protect the boundaries of the subsidiary, limit intrusions by lead company staff, and minimize conformance to its rules and systems.