Ask Socrates Inc. is a computer software company that employs highly intelligent, but somewhat unusual people. Every Friday, free lollipops, toys, or other treats are given out to encourage employees to remember how creative they were when they were children. All the new members of the organization are told about the founders who were three young people who "got lucky" and sold a video game that they invented. The employees are allowed to dress informally and can set their own working hours.

Ask Socrates Inc. employees are allowed to dress informally. This is an example of a​ ________ through which organizational culture is transmitted.

a. material symbol
b. fundamental mechanism
c. ritual
d. primary procedure
e. symbolic act