What are the roots of 3M’s culture of entrepreneurship and innovation? Whatwere the key tenets of this culture as they emerged over time?• How was the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation nurtured at 3M from theera of McKnight through to that of DeSimone? How has entrepreneurship beeninstitutionalized within the company?• What were the strengths of the organization and culture of 3M during theMcKnight to DeSimone era? What were the potential weaknesses?• Over their existence, 3M has utilized both related and unrelated diversification.Please provide an example of each in relation to 3M. How did each type ofdiversification work out for the company?• Utilizing different examples than in question 4, what has 3M done right with theirdiversification? What have they done incorrectly? Why?• By the 1990s, 3M was starting to develop some problems. What were the causesof these problems?• Why did 3M’s board hire an outsider, McNerney, to run 3M after DeSimone?What was McNerney trying to do at 3M? What were the pros and cons of hisapproach?