Two managers, one from Eastern Europe and one from the United States, are meeting to discuss a new product development opportunity. The U$.$S$.$ manager is from a startup company that is only one year old, and the Eastern European manager is from a company that has been in business for $100$ years. The U$.$S$.$ manager requires a contract to move forward to ensure limited risk for the new business, while the other manager follows a different approach to contracts based on how the firm has always conducted business. Which type of distance is represented?

a$.$ institutional

b$.$ power

c$.$ awareness

d$.$ knowledge