LyTops, an apparel manufacturer in the United States, wants to achieve competitive advantage by expanding its business to Russia, India, and China. The company hires people from each of these countries to better understand how to design and make clothes for the people identifying with the cultures of these countries. Which of the following arguments of how diversity contributes to competitiveness most likely supports LyTops' decision to hire a diverse workforce?

a$.$ The cost argument

b$.$ The marketing argument

c$.$ The problem$-$solving argument

d$.$ The systems flexibility argument