Reference no: EM13870545
News Report: Best Places to Work
On a yearly basis, Fortune magazine does a survey of the best places to work. In 2013, Google was listed as #1 as the best company to work (Others in the top 5 included Boston Consulting Group, SAS Institute, Wegman's Food markets, and Edward Jones). Google has been on the list for several years. It posted a phenomenal job growth of 33% in spite of many challenges.
Instructions: Check out Google, the company. and read the "Ten things we Know to be True."
Post your responses to the following questions:
What policies does Google have that might have an impact on the workplace?
How might the company philosophy or mission affect the policies and internal environment?
What do you think the Human Resources Function has to do with Google getting this award?
How do you think that this award affects the whole company? What are the positives? Any negatives?
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