Bill Has Taken a Job with Another Accounting Firm

Multiple Choice

Bill has taken a job with another accounting firm. He quickly discovers that the norms from his previous employer (maximum billable hours, 80 hours weeks, etc.) are the same here. This is an example of a norm developing because of:

A) carryovers from other situations.
B) an explicit statement by a superior.
C) precedents set over time.
D) critical events in the group's history.