Which of the following most closely exemplifies "groupthink"?
A) The CEO of a company is a strong supporter of family values, so the department managers allow employees time off one day a week to attend a special event for their children.
B) Two employees get together and come up with a scheme to cheat their company out of a substantial amount of money by charging clients more for products than what is recorded.
C) At a company meeting, a possible safety issue with one of the company's products is discussed, and the employees decide not to recall the item since the possibility of the problem is probably slim.
D) An employee believes that her company's newly proposed advertising campaign is insulting to certain groups of people but decides not to discuss it with anyone.
E) An employee follows his own ethical principles in making business decisions because he strongly believes in the source of those principles---his family and his religion.
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