During a meeting, senior executives of a consumer products company tackled the problem that they were late in detecting several consumer trends, such as the trend towards using see-through plastics in kitchenware. while trying to determine the source of this problem, one executive said: "the main problem here is that we need to find a better industrial design firm to design our products." which of the following best describes the decision-making problem that this executive is exhibiting?
(a) the executive is engaging in escalation of commitment.
(b) the executive is being too creative.
(c) the executive is acting as a devil's advocate when the situation calls for consensus.
(d) the executive is engaging in groupthink.
(e) the executive is defining the problem in terms of a solution.

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