Introduced in $1985,$ Ford Taurus was an instant hit. Between $1992$ and $1996,$ it was U$.$S$.\text{'}$s top selling car. However, Ford stopped its production in October $2006-$after a

decade of declining sales. Sales declined to less than $200,000$ units by $2006$ after relegating it to rental and corporate fleets. Ford $"500"$ and Fusion were replacing it$.$

However, each of these have only $30\%$ public name recognition$-$compared to $90\%$ for the Taurus. Ford spent more than $$1$ billion advertising the Taurus. According to the

former CEO Allan Mullay, canceling the Taurus "wasted $20$ years of investment in a brand name." Which of the following resources best represents Ford's strategic blunder in

sustaining the competitive advantage that Ford Taurus built over time?

Path dependency

Causal ambiguity

Social complexity

None of the above.