Evaluating Bonus Allocation Rules
A tech startup, 'Innovate Inc.', has just completed a highly successful year, generating significant profits. The company's policy for distributing year-end bonuses states that the CEO has sole discretion to determine the bonus amount for every employee. After the bonuses are distributed, it is revealed that the top three executives received 80% of the total bonus pool, while the remaining 50 employees, who were crucial for developing the product, received the other 20%. This has led to widespread dissatisfaction and low morale among the staff. Based on this scenario, first, evaluate the existing 'rule of the game' for bonus allocation in terms of its likely impact on employee motivation and company culture. Second, propose one alternative rule for distributing the bonuses and justify how your proposed rule might lead to a different, potentially more desirable, outcome for the company as a whole.
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