The CEO and Organizational Culture Profile: Google
The CEO and Organizational Culture Profile: Google
Strayer University
BUS 520 Leadership Organization Behavior
Dr. Latrice Love Cooper
July 29, 2013
Description of the Organization
Google, a company that originally started out of someone’s garage, has gone on to change the way of life for many across the world. Google has become a way of living for so many until terms such as “Google it” has been coin, to represent the search engine able to deliver answers to any question within seconds. Even though Google is mostly known for it’s able to deliver answers within seconds, the company has expand it’s operation into many other tech exploration sectors. The company has recruited the best of the best from the nation’s top university to make up one the most successful workforce to date. By offering free food to employees, cool social lounges at work, not to mention sleep schedules; Google has the ability to attract the best of the best. In return, Google’s employees have taken the company to new highs and allowing Google to create constant growth.
The Culture of Google
Google has become the premier place to work. Google offers variety of perk for its demanding work schedule such as free food to weekly sleep schedule for the employees. In a case study, reported by Finweek, a Local Googler Deshen Naidoo stated: “Google places a large focus on Googler well-being: making Googlers healthier, more resilient, and overall, better for people. There are many great benefits and resources in place that give Googlers choice based on whatever their goals, life situation or passions may be.”(Finweek 2013) Google has created many programs that lower overall cost for the company, while giving back to it’s employees. By creating many different work environments such as, kitchens with water place in visible sight to gyms for employees, it allows employees to stay healthy and drive down the cost of health premiums for the company. Also,
Strayer University
BUS 520 Leadership Organization Behavior
Dr. Latrice Love Cooper
July 29, 2013
Description of the Organization
Google, a company that originally started out of someone’s garage, has gone on to change the way of life for many across the world. Google has become a way of living for so many until terms such as “Google it” has been coin, to represent the search engine able to deliver answers to any question within seconds. Even though Google is mostly known for it’s able to deliver answers within seconds, the company has expand it’s operation into many other tech exploration sectors. The company has recruited the best of the best from the nation’s top university to make up one the most successful workforce to date. By offering free food to employees, cool social lounges at work, not to mention sleep schedules; Google has the ability to attract the best of the best. In return, Google’s employees have taken the company to new highs and allowing Google to create constant growth.
The Culture of Google
Google has become the premier place to work. Google offers variety of perk for its demanding work schedule such as free food to weekly sleep schedule for the employees. In a case study, reported by Finweek, a Local Googler Deshen Naidoo stated: “Google places a large focus on Googler well-being: making Googlers healthier, more resilient, and overall, better for people. There are many great benefits and resources in place that give Googlers choice based on whatever their goals, life situation or passions may be.”(Finweek 2013) Google has created many programs that lower overall cost for the company, while giving back to it’s employees. By creating many different work environments such as, kitchens with water place in visible sight to gyms for employees, it allows employees to stay healthy and drive down the cost of health premiums for the company. Also,
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