1.In the role-play exercise in managing cultural constraints in the workplace, what were the major cultural challenges for you to overcome and improve the incentive plan accordingly?

First, identify the original four cultural dimensions in Hofstede's cultural framework and provide brief definitions for each dimension.

Second, select two dimensions that were your main concerns to improve the incentive plan and explain how you would change the incentive plan, so the overall sales will increase next year.

2.Is it ethical for an international company to buy a cheaper copy of the software at the street market to reduce the costs of the operation in emerging economies? Why or why not.

First, argue how each of the ethical philosophies (i.e. cultural relativism, freedman's view, righteous moralism, and utilitarian) would come to a different or similar conclusion.

Second, explain your view. Which ethical philosophy do you feel most applicable in supporting your view on purchasing the cheaper software at the street market in emerging economies?