You are the global HR manager in a big multinational company that provides programming services. The company received a big project from a new global Chinese customer. The estimated time for accomplishing the project was one year.

A multicultural team (MCT) from a few subsidiaries was nominated to complete the mission. The virtual MCT consisted of five employees who worked on this project, which was estimated to bring revenues of about $ 2,000,000. However, the customer needed to have the project completed within nine months due to some changes in the market.

You talked with the team and promised them a bonus if they meet the new deadline. The team members stayed long hours and put in a lot of effort. As a result of the extra time and effort, the team was able to make it on time.

You have $ 100,000 to allocate as a bonus to the five group members. You have the following information about the five employees:

Person A: American nationality. He was the team leader. Put in a lot of effort and extra time to accomplish the project. He is very young (26 years old), single, individualist, and a promising manager.

Person B: German nationality. Did his best to get the project done within nine months and stayed extra hours at work, despite the fact that he is a single parent with two young children. 

Person C: Mexican nationality. She is an excellent team member, very helpful to the other members. She badly needs more money to cover extra medical expenses for her parents.

Person D: Chinese nationality. He is a very infl uential person in his community. His social network helped the company to get this project. He spends a great deal of time socializing with employees of the customer Chinese company during the project.

Person E: Indian nationality. She is a specialist. She has the specialized knowledge necessary to do the work. Her contribution was crucial to the project and accounted for about 30% of the total time saving.

Distribute the $ 100,000 among the five team members. Indicate the percentage allocated to each member, the amount of money allocated to each member, and why. Specify the reasons for your decision.

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Person A B C D E TOTAL % Amount Why