When working with overseas clients, an understanding of

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When working with overseas clients, an understanding of cultural norms is at least as important as grasping the pivotal business issues for the global manager.

A. When working with overseas clients, an understanding of cultural norms is at least as important as grasping the pivotal business issues for the global manager. 
B. When they work with overseas clients, understanding cultural norms is at least of equal importance to the global manager as grasping the pivotal business issues. 
C. For global managers working with overseas clients, understanding cultural norms is at least as important as grasping the pivotal business issues. 
D. For global managers working with overseas clients, an understanding of cultural norms is at least as important to them as that they grasp the pivotal business issues. 
E. Global managers working with overseas clients find an understanding of cultural norms to be equally important as grasping the pivotal business

Oa is  c

Can somebody explain what is wrong with E?

ykaiim · Answer

E. Global managers working with overseas clients find an understanding of cultural norms to be equally important as grasping the pivotal business

1. the pivotal business <WHAT>
2.   To be   is redundant here:
Global managers working with overseas clients find an understanding of cultural norms equally important as grasping the pivotal business

I am not sure but    as    should be replaced by    to   .

ykaiim · Answer

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papillon86 · Answer

IMO the answer is C.

Difficult question though.

A. When working with overseas  clients, an understanding of ......... for the global manager -->Modifier problem
B. When  they  work ..to the global manager. --> the manager is singular and modifier problem as well 
C. For global managers working with overseas clients, understanding cultural norms is at least as important as grasping the pivotal business issues. --> Correct concise, no modifier problem
D. --> Wordy and awkward
E. Global managers working with overseas clients find an understanding of cultural norms to be equally important as grasping the pivotal business --> this changes the meaning a little

nusmavrik · Answer

E. Global managers working with overseas clients find an understanding of cultural norms to be equally important as grasping the pivotal business --> this changes the meaning a little "find an understanding". where ???

E OUT. A has modifier problem. When working with overseas clients, an understanding

understanding is working with clients. Huh. A OUT. C it is.

When working with overseas clients, an understanding of

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