norm
Definition 1
Informal guideline about what is considered normal (what is correct or incorrect) social behavior in a particular group or social unit. Norms form the basis of collective expectations that members of a community have from each other, and play a key part in social control and social order by exerting a pressure on the individual to conform. In short, “The way we do things around here.”
Definition 2
Formal rule or standard laid down by legal, religious, or social authority against which appropriateness (what is right or wrong) of an individual's behavior is judged.
norm is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law and HR, Teams, & Training subjects.
norm appears in the definitions of the following terms:
normative,
tailoring,
cultural audit,
buying behavior,
culture,
rule,
subculture,
shikomu,
institution,
international standard of care
and
norm appears in the other terms:
normalized financial statement,
normative statement,
normalization,
normal profit,
normative model,
normal account balance,
stock norm,
normal cost,
normative influence,
normal yield curve
and
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