Question: Read the case study Who deserves the bonus by (Inkson and Thomas, 2017, p.58-59) and decide how much each person should get in the bonus.
Read the case study "Who deserves the bonus" by (Inkson and Thomas, 2017, p.58-59) and decide how much each person should get in the bonus. Please consider the host country's cultural aspects where business is happening (not the USA). Explore how you have used information from national culture to make this decision. WHO DESERVES THE BONUS? Santoso, an Indonesian, and Alice, an Australian, are friends and business partners, working on tough road-building projects in Indonesia, where Alice's civil engineering background and Santoso's local knowledge and financial skills have complemented each other. Now they find they have a major disagreement. Two years ago, Adi Perkasa, a senior manager in the company who is independently wealthy, used his high status and connections in the area to secure for the company a major road-building project. Santoso and Alice saw the project as a godsend because they had been facing an uncertain period with few contracts. Moreover, due to the hard work and skill of certain staff, the project has been successful and has made a large profit. Believing in sharing good fortune with those who made it possible, Santoso and Alice have decided to set aside US$100,000 for distribution to the senior personnel involved. The questions they have to decide are who gets paid a bonus and how much? Three staff members immediately stand out. Adi secured the contract but had little to do with its completion. Bambang, an engineer, wrote a brilliant plan for the project but thereafter was distracted by a looming family tragedy. He is from a poor background, has a large family, and struggles to pay his bills: recently his son suffered a brain tumor, and the family faces a bill for overseas treatment that is simply beyond their means. Finally, as the project manager, Rafi managed the project enthusiastically, leading and motivating his project team extremely well to far exceed the project objectives. How should they distribute $100,000 to reward three such distinctive contributions? Alice suggests to Santoso that each of them should write down a suggested fair allocation and that they then use these starting points to negotiate what is fair. Santoso doesn't like that ideahe would prefer a general discussion of the three candidates first. But eventually, he agrees. Alice thinks hard about the allocation and then writes down Adi: $10,000 Bambang: $50,000 Rafi: $40,000 When she looks at Santoso's sheet of paper, she is shocked. He has written Adi: $60,000 Bambang: $10,000 Rafi: $30,000 She looks at Santoso in disbelief. "You can't be serious," she says. "Adi is a lazy, aristocratic con man. And he is already richhe doesn't need this money. Rafi made this profit for us. And what about Bambanghis plan was great, and what's more, he needs the bonus more than anyone else. How can you possibly justify giving all that money to Adi?" Santoso shrugs his shoulders. "Adi is a very important person," he says. "He is well-connected. Our company is lucky to have him. Without him there would be no project, no profit, and no bonus for anyone. If he finds out we paid the others more than him, he will be insulted. He may leave. And then where will we find such contracts? As for Bambang, the family worries of others are no concern of ours." Based on the information of the case study above. How would you split the bonus? Provide a rationale for your decision (300 words minimum)..
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