Reading Comprehension

The author's view is being asked: i.e on how he would react positively or support which of the following decisions by a corporate management of a company?
B is very very close regarding but author never comments about Higher-package to workers. Rather he does mentions slightly about "Adopting foreign firms strategy" which implies he would support some decisions on the same line so ANSWER is C

The question asks: The author of this passage would probably give his greatest support to which
of the following actions by the corporate management of an American
company?

Firstly, this means that the author actually states an opinion on the issue, rather than just explaining the viewpoints of others or describing the situation from a neutral standpoint.

Secondly, we can assume that the author would lend greatest support to the action that would have the greatest overall effect.

Now, the debate seems to center around (B) vs (C). I understand why people are tempted by (B), because the passage does explicitly mention the issue of wages and the fact that attempts to minimize costs led to difficulty with labor retention. But WHO attempted to minimize costs in that way? Whose decision was that? In fact, it was management, and they made a couple of other blunders as well, "missteps" with production choices and growth strategies. I've put the relevant parts of the passage in bold:

Still later analysts blamed the American workforce, citing labour
demands and poor productivity as the reasons American corporations
have been unable to compete with Japanese and European firms.
Finally, a few analysts even censured American consumers for their
unpatriotic purchases of foreign goods. The blame actually lies with
corporate management, which has made serious errors based on
misconceptions about what it takes to be successful in the marketplace.
These missteps involve labour costs, production choices, and growth
strategies.
Even though labour costs typically account for less than 15% of a
product's total cost, management has been quick to blame the costs of
workers' wages for driving up prices, making American goods
uncompetitive. As a result of attempts to minimize the cost of wages,
American corporations have had trouble recruiting and retaining skilled
workers.

Again, while the passage goes on to discuss labour costs in greater detail, that is just one piece of the puzzle. If America declined while foreign firms succeeded, then it would certainly be wise to look at their management strategies, especially if, as the author says, "the blame [for America's decline] actually lies with corporate management."

C. Trying to learn from the general management strategy of foreign firms

IMO:B
Is it right?

B seems tempting answer

C is exactly opposite what author suggests. - In passage author says - American management missed that very basic technique of management,

so author supporting Americans to learn from other countries.