A project manager travels abroad to meet the offshore team and sends out a meeting invitation to review requirements. However, many team members decline the meeting invitation. The PM approaches one team member to determine why people are declining. The team member indicates the project manager scheduled the meeting at a time when employees typically have permission to take a nap. Which of the following is the project manager facing?
A) Language barriers
B) Time zones
C) Cultural differences
D) Personal preferences

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The project manager is facing cultural differences, as the team members have a cultural practice of taking naps at a certain time, which the project manager did not account for when scheduling the meeting.

A Project Manager Travels Abroad to Meet the Offshore Team