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High-performance organizations are those organizations that take into consideration the business situation, the business results, and the business strategy of the organization (Farias & Varma, 1998). A high-performance organization has many characteristics. Maintaining a high-performance organization can take some work. A high-performance organization takes every aspect about the organization into consideration, but stress among employees is one side effect that employees must deal with when working in a high-performance organization.

A high-performance organization is about the employees. Two characteristics of a high-performance organization are employee involvement and employee empowerment. Employees who work for a high-performance organization have a commitment to the organization. Working as a team is also a characteristic of a high-performance organization. Values and personalities make a high-performance organization successful (Schermerhorn, Hunt, & Osborn, 2008). Employees each have a different set of values and personalities. Working together and knowing the employees will help a high-performance organization succeed. Accepting change whenever change is necessary is an important characteristic for a high-performance organization. Change helps an organization move forward and prepare for the future. Accepting change is the most important characteristic of a high-performance organization. Change is what sets itself away from a traditional organization. One more characteristic of a high-performance organization is diversity. Working together as a team with people from all different walks of life makes an organization successful.

A high-performance workplace focuses on increasing peoples influence on a business by providing the employees with technology and tools to enhance the outcome of their work, while working to become a success through balancing investments, goals, and values. On the other hand, traditional organizations closely follow the...