A tough SC - (Heavily committed...)

[papumba2011]

Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
a) same
b) An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action,especially one that has worked well in past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.
c) An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret sign of incipient trouble when they do appear,especially if it has worked well in past.
d) Executives' being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in past,makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear.
e) Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

[krbharat]

Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
a) same
b) An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action,especially one that has worked well in past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.
c) An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret sign of incipient trouble when they do appear,especially if it has worked well in past.
d) Executives' being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in past,makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear.
e) Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

i got down to b and c
i will go with b

[Nancym415]

B sounds too awkward.

[papumba2011]

B sounds too awkward.

Agreed. I was thinking between A or E.

[Nancym415]

I am thinking C. I dont know the reason though.

[ayushiiitm]

I got down to C like this

A: use of them>>No clear pronoun antecedent
B: Use of present particple is wrong>>Executive does not always makes missing and misinterpreting
C: Kept for the moment
D&E use 'being' which is wrong on GMAT

So I would go for C

OA please

[subgeeth]

I will go for B C is incorrect because they in c cant refer to sign which is singular

[gauravcomm]

Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
a) same
b) An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action,especially one that has worked well in past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.
c) An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret sign of incipient trouble when they do appear,especially if it has worked well in past.
d) Executives' being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in past,makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear. - Pronoun Antecedent ambiguity
e) Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

I think It's E.

[akahuja143]

This is classic where being is infact right IMO E

[grockit_andrea]

In choice A, the pronoun "it" has no clear antecedent; could be "heavy commitment" or "a course of action." In B, "makes" agrees with "an executive," but it doesn't make sense that the executive would make missing signs of trouble likely; it's the commitment to a course of action that does that, not the executive himself. In C, we again have the unclear pronoun "it," and in D, "to miss" isn't parallel to "misinterpreting." That just leaves E, which uses the dreaded "being" but still has clear pronoun use and a logical relationship of subject to verb. I think E is correct.