Imagine that you work in a group or department within a business organisation. Your group has, by any objective means, performed very well over the past year and, as a consequence the organisation has benefitted greatly from the actions of your group. The organisation has decided that a substantial performance bonus should be paid to the group as a whole and equally dispersed among members of the group. However, you know that not everybody contributes equally to the group.
You are asked to write an academic essay that addresses the following questions.
1. What are the options that are available for distributing the bonus? (20%)
2. What are arguments for and against distributing the bonus on an individual performance basis? (50%)
3. What is your preferred solution for distributing the bonus? (20%)
In addition, you should devote about 5% of your essay to an Introduction and 5% of your essay to a Conclusion.
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