GM's insistence on sticking to a bureaucratic culture combined with its M-form structure and its subsequent failure to adapt to changing customer preferences for more fuel-efficient cars, produce higher quality, and create innovative designs best exemplifies
A. groupthink.
B. decentralization.
C. founder imprinting.
D. core rigidity.
Answer: D
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