Google

Google

Google

Google is an internet based company whose mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google has built a reputation as a great place to work. Fortune International ranked Google the best place to work in 2012 (TKACZYK, C., KEATING, C., KONRAD, A., Vandermey, A., & KAPELKE, C.). What has kept Google at the top of the employment chain? Google’s website describes the culture at Google as follows, “It’s really the people that make Google the kind of company it is. We hire people who are smart and determined, and we favor ability over experience. Although Googlers share common goals and visions for the company, we hail from all walks of life and speak dozens of languages, reflecting the global audience that we serve. And when not at work, Googlers pursue interests ranging from cycling to beekeeping, from frisbee to foxtrot.

We strive to maintain the open culture often associated with startups, in which everyone is a hands-on contributor and feels comfortable sharing ideas and opinions. In our weekly all-hands (“TGIF”) meetings—not to mention over email or in the cafe—Googlers ask questions directly to Larry, Sergey and other execs about any number of company issues. Our offices and cafes are designed to encourage interactions between Googlers within and across teams, and to spark conversation about work as well as play.”

It seems that Google’s enacted values line up with their espoused values. Employees enjoy benefits of (check your local listings for various locations) bocce courts, free food, on-site doctors, and on-site gyms (TKACZYK et al 2012). One employee stated, “Employees are never more than 150 feet away from a well-stocked pantry."( TKACZYKet al 2012).. Google wants their employees to feel like a family.

Google displays a strong organizational culture. Everyone knows that Google is innovating and take risk. There many ventures into different avenues have kept Google in...