Editing Social norm (section)

===Transfer of norms between groups===
Individuals may also import norms from a previous organization to their new group, which can get adopted over time.<ref name="feldman"/><ref name="bm">{{cite journal | last1 = Bettenhausen | first1 = K. | last2 = Murnighan | first2 = J.K. | year = 1985 | title = The emergence of norms in competitive decision-making groups | journal = Administrative Science Quarterly | volume = 30 | issue = 3| pages = 350–372 | doi=10.2307/2392667| jstor = 2392667 | s2cid = 52525302 }}</ref> Without a clear indication of how to act, people typically rely on their history to determine the best course forward; what was successful before may serve them well again. In a group, individuals may all import different histories or [[Behavioral script|scripts]] about appropriate behaviors; common experience over time will lead the group to define as a whole its take on the right action, usually with the integration of several members' schemas.<ref name="bm"/> Under the importation paradigm, norm formation occurs subtly and swiftly<ref name="bm"/> whereas with formal or informal development of norms may take longer.

Groups internalize norms by accepting them as reasonable and proper standards for behavior within the group. Once firmly established, a norm becomes a part of the group's operational structure and hence more difficult to change. While possible for newcomers to a group to change its norms, it is much more likely that the new individual will adopt the group's norms, values, and perspectives, rather than the other way around.<ref name="hackman" />