A U$.$S$.-$based company would like to capitalize on a recent acquisition of a product and expand sales to Mexico. A U$.$S$.$ manager is in charge of a small sales office in Mexico City, and this department has been under$-$performing compared to U$.$ S$.$ projections. The manager has called a meeting to attempt to understand the issues and address them by launching a sales incentive plan. Before the meeting, the office manager reviews Hofstede$$s cultural dimensions for both the U$.$S$.$ and Mexico by looking at the following chart.