Similar business operations may be observed in the Thai workplace. An objective or principled approach will likely be seen as one that is impractical due to the norms of interpersonal dealings. Out-group associations are generally much further apart in most Asian countries, while in-groups are relatively closer when compared to many western countries. Therefore, even families wielding power aren’t expected to warm up to those outside their circle of close friends and acquaintances. To outsiders, this aspect of society could appear nepotistic. Inside Thailand, the people who make up these families’ out-group circles might even side with the outsider’s observances.