...Teamwork at Google Organizational Behavior February 22, 2012 . Teamwork at Google Abstract Teamwork is an increasingly a growing phenomenon in learning organizations. The concept is gaining popularity in this highly competitive business world as it allows organizations to maintain a creative edge and retain innovativeness and synergy in its operations. One of the most popular organizations for making effective use of teamwork is Google. Google fosters a corporate culture which not only supports but also encourages team work through project management and entrepreneurial ventures. This paper explores how Google makes use of team work and how teamwork has led Google to gain the success that it has. It also discusses the importance of teamwork and how it is rewarded at the organization. Research for this paper has largely been done through a thorough examination and literature review of academic sources and company profile. Teamwork at Google Introduction: team work and culture A team has in essence been defined as ‘Groups of employees who have at least some collective tasks and where the team members are authorized to regulate mutually the execution of these collective tasks’ (Delarue, 2003). Effective implementation of teams and team members and tasks can enhance the motivational levels of the employees and give way to higher job satisfaction. However, job satisfaction of employees...
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...Google vs. Facebook Organisational behaviour12/6/2012Durrell carter| GOOGLE VS FACEBOOK ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES In this assignment we will explore how Facebook and Google have different organisational structures and how this affects their businesses and staff members. Facebook and Google are both very large companies and have organizational structures which are similar and also different in the ways they structure their businesses. For example David Braginsky who worked for both Facebook and Google over the past five years wrote that "Google is really big. There are multiple teams doing the same thing and don't know about each other. There are teams that strongly believe that other teams should not exist. There are giant sections of Google that have been described as "non-Google" because of culture drift and acquisitions. When you go to the holiday party, you will not know 95% of the people there”. These groups at Google are informal work groups with set tasks working on a set activity to complete for the business with that task being there only goal until they are issued a new one. Also Google really big task groups offer a lots of different skill sets to the organization with the work being spread out and people carrying out lots of different tasks for the organization, performing them at a high level making the division of labour possible. However with Facebook David Braginsky also says that "Facebook is much smaller, and while you won't know everyone (or even...
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...Companies are constantly finding approaches to motivate employees for maximum output. Motivation, as defined by Professor Herzberg, “occurs when people do something because they want to do it”, and is “the desire to achieve a result” (Marcouse 2011:193). The company mentioned most for its most elaborate rewards for employee motivation is Google, Inc. Google is an American technology company focused on providing internet-related services such as web search and advertising. It was ranked by Fortune magazine as the “Best Company Work For” in 2009 and has becoming the most popular Web site in the world (Datamonitor, 2009). This essay will explore the effectiveness of different methods Google used to motivated employees. After first examining the monetary methods, this essay will than focuses on non-monetary methods. Finally it will suggest other methods that Google could use. Salary is a basic financial reward which refers to “an agreed sum for a year’s work, paid monthly” (Ashwin 2008:220). In 2013, Google is ranked to be the fourth highest-paying company for software engineers with $127,143(Cohen 2013). According to Taylor with his theory of "scientific management", “people were motivated only by the economic motive of self-interest”, that is, the money (Wales 2004: 166). Therefore high salary could be the basic motivation to make workers work and keep their loyalty. However, another theorist, Herzberg, saw pay as a hygiene factor (job dissatisfaction), not a motivator (but...
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...Importance of teamwork Teamwork can be simply defined, "as a state of unity achieved within a group of people working for a specific economic benefit." The phenomenon of teamwork in business is basically used to define the coordination and cooperation, between the members of a partnership that form a business or a joint venture or a private limited company. There are several, genuine advantages of preserving a team spirit, in such organizations, so as to ensure optimized output. There are several firms and companies, around the world, that operate as business groups and have a very well-defined set of rules and regulations, so as maintain the team spirit and ensure teamwork in their operations. Following are some of the advantages that would help you to understand the importance of teamwork in business. How is Teamwork Important in Business There are numerous advantages of teamwork in business. Some of the genuine advantages of teamwork have been discussed below. The following advantages of teamwork are not only applicable for businesses but they can also be noticed in departments that function with the help of united efforts. United Effort Teamwork in any business ensures that the task at hand is executed with the help of a united effort. The significance of the united effort is that the business organization that is concerned, functions like a single person, thereby enhancing the quality of the operations. There are, also, some other related factors, such as ensuring...
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...“Describe three ways in which teamwork can be of benefit to organizations (give examples) and give two benefits that individuals might gain from working in teams” Cohen and Bailey (1997:241) defined team work as: - “ A team is a collection of individuals who are independent in their tasks, who share responsibility for outcomes, who see themselves and who are seen by others as an intact social entity embedded in one or more larger systems” (cited in King and Lawley 2013). Teamwork is a vital part of running an organization, which is why most of the companies encourage employees to attend team building trainings. The collaborative work is considered to be beneficial for both organizations and individuals, who participate. Firstly, companies benefit from a larger generation of innovative ideas by encouraging collaboration working between employees. Stella Cotrell (2013) identifies that by encouraging people to work together, the group will benefit from different points of view that build up from dissimilar experiences and backgrounds. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are one of the most wellknown examples of successful teamwork, where “the childlike inventor and the mercurial, product-crazy shark”(Strauss 2012) got together and built a revolutionary tech company, which is considered to be leading company amongst direct customer related businesses. Moreover, it is believed that encouragement of teamwork reduces labor turnover and at the end improved retention. Vroom...
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...Explain mechanisms for developing effective teamwork in organizations…………. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………… References………………………………………………………………………………. Introduction Organizational behavior is a field study of human behavior in organization, is a multi-discipline study. It investigates the behavior of individual, group and organization itself. In this report I will use Apple and Google to talking about : 1. Different approaches of management and leadership in Apple Inc. and Google Inc. 2. Discuss the motivation theories and evaluate the using of motivational theories in organizations. 3. Explaining mechanisms for developing effective teamwork in organization. 1.Examine different approaches to management and leadership Management and Leadership Shackleton (1995, p. 2) suggests that 'leadership is the process in which an individual influence other group members towards the attainment of group or organizational goals'. Leadership is a process that including a group and attaining a goal. Google Inc.’s Management approach Google has a lots of Management approaches, the main approach is Scientific approach and Human behavior approach. In scientific approach, the company focus on improve economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. In human behavior approach, company understands human relationships and focus on greater productivity through motivation and good human relation. Google is not only focus on team work but also individual...
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...Running head: TEAMWORK AND MOTIVATION Teamwork and Motivation Debbie Brown Dr. Keith A. Graves Leadership and Organizational Behavior - BUS 520 May 20, 2014 Google Company Google is a search engine composed of billons of websites. The corporation specializes in internet related services and products which include cloud computing, advertising programs in text ads, and media ads (Page, 2014). The organization was founded by Larry and Sergey Brin and employs more than 40,000 (Page, 2014). Their corporate culture reflects a philosophy that you can “take money without doing evil” and that work should be challenging and the challenge should be fun” (Page, 2014). Their mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful (Page, 2014). The company is high- energy, and has a fast pace work environment; however, they are known to be one of the best places to work at. Google Organization Culture The organization culture is revealed through their hiring practices, communication processes, leadership behavior translated into their daily habits throughout the workplace. Google principle is “trust” Their business is premises on the fact that “if we trust the people (who search the internet), they will lead us to the relevant stuff” (Page, 2014). The company is primarily organized to drive innovation. Google embodies the team orientation primary characteristic of organizational culture. Employees are allowed the freedom to be creative...
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...Final Reflection_Social media campaign on RMIT Sport & Recreation Department TRINH HOAI THI-s3245954 Lecturer: Landon Carnie Submit on 11/1/2012 It’s been a while since I worked with S&R team on the social media campaign for “RMIT Sport and Recreation Department”. Working with the team on this campaign was a real eye-opener in terms of lessons learnt. I’ve found myself more professional in working with other people during the campaign. It’s proud to say that the team had a rough, rush start, but in the end teamwork spirit is what kept everything going well. Different people will have different definitions of teamwork. In my point of view, teamwork is not one’s self managing one’s self but a group of individuals managing each other. Such a challenge can present a variety of differences in terms of learning, communication styles, comprehension limitation, etc. Therefore, in this paper, I’d like to identify one of the most significant issues of teamwork that I’ve learnt during the campaign, that is, Collaboration. Collaboration is just like playing football when a person passes the ball, other people will attempt to keep it. Once a person loses the ball, the whole team will be affected. Indeed, collaboration is actively finding an effective way to perform the task and to work well with the team in order to get high quality of work. Collaboration works best when team members sit together, set goals and values for what team members will do, then share those common goals...
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...ork Subject : Organization Behavior Section : EAR Teamwork Designed by : Hala wael alsayeh 1102320 Jumanah Badahdah 1132443 Hadiya Gadiri 1102329 Halima Mohamed 1102310 Shorooq Ba- Saiwar 1102365 Teamwork There are certain jobs that require individual focus and attention, but a vast majority of projects require teamwork to be done . Nowadays being able to work productively with a team is one of the most essential aspects of achieving success in a business setting. It’s important for increasing creativity in the workplace and improving the quality of work. Also, employees that have the ability to work together are usually better able to serve their company needs, so teamwork is very important for all kind of organizations and it is used in all aspects of life . This essay will explain what is the meaning of a teamwork , the differences between teamwork and group work , characteristics of effective team and benefits of teamwork .Also , we will displayed the key roles of the team and teamwork skills. Finally we will see how organizations care about the teamwork in real life . As a beginning , we should know the definition of teamwork and the differences between teamwork and group work . First, teamwork is a group of people work together as a team by using their individual skills in order to achieve a common goal , despite any personal conflict between individuals , that means the team work...
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...Teamwork "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." -- Andrew Carnegie In today’s society, having a great product does not always ensure a successful company. There are numerous elements that will make or break a business. One of the fundamental elements of a successful business is a team of customer-focused team players. According to Katzenbach and Smith a team is “a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable” (Katzenbach & Smith 1999). A company’s great product will not get made, sold, or distributed if there is no team. There are five components for the evolution of a team. Leadership becomes a shared activity, accountability shifts from strictly individual to both individual and collective, the group develops its own purpose or mission, problem solving becomes a way of life – not a part-time activity, and finally effectiveness is measured by the group’s collective outcomes and products (Katzenbach & Smith 2005). Becoming a True Team To turn Google’s HR group into an actual team, they would first have to establish shared leadership. Shared leadership being the “collective leadership by the team members and is described by collaborative decision-making and shared responsibility...
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...1. What happened? The person I observed for the interprofessional teamwork, learning experience was Kerry Powers. Kerry is a very personable and energetic individual who has good people skills. She enjoys interacting with others, is quite knowledgeable, highly professional, and is a very diligent worker. This observational experience took place in Ventana Medical Systems, a subsidiary of Roche. Ventana is a company that develops cancer diagnostic tests and employs a wide range of medical professionals including physicians, scientists and technologists. Kerry’s role at this company is a bio-specimen coordination manager. The team she leads is responsible for interfacing with health professionals inside and outside the company in order to obtain,...
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...Word count: 3,750 Content Page Introduction 11 1.1a Compare and contrast different organisational structure 11 to 14 1.1b Fords organisational structure 1.1c Google’s organisational structure 12 1.1d Comparing organisational structures 1.1e Compare and contrast different organisational culture 13 1.1f Ford’s organisational culture 1.1g Google’s organisational culture 1.1h Comparing the organisational culture 14 1.2a Relationship between organisational structure and culture 14 1.2b Impact on the performance of a business 1.3 Factors that influence behaviour at work 15 2.1a Effectiveness of different leadership styles 15 to 16 2.1b Ford’s leadership style 2.1c Google’s leadership style 2.1d Comparing leadership styles 16 2.2 Organisational theory 16 2.3a Different approaches to management 17 to 18 2.3b Ford’s management approach 2.3c Implications of Ford’s management approach on Martin Air Con 2.3d Google’s management approach 2.3e Implications of Google’s management approach on Martin Air Con 18 3.1 Different leadership styles and...
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...I. INTRODUCTION Google Incorporation, so-called Google, allows people to access pieces of information as well as other applications such as Gmail, Google Map, etc. Due to its usefulness, it comes as no surprise that Time magazine addressed Google as the world’s most powerful Internet search engine in 2006 (Lowe, 2009). The more astonishing issue is Google used to be ranked as the Number One Best Company to Work For in America by Fortune magazine in two consecutive years, 2007 and 2008. In addition, Mandell (2011) reported that more than twelve times of vacancies needed were applied in a single week later, followed by Google’s recruitment in late January 2011. Therefore, it can be assumed that Google has created so fantastic a corporate culture that a lot of people wish to be a ‘Googler’. To begin with, working conditions are first discovered. Then communication – the key to every success of staff contribution and teamwork are next uncovered. At last, an effective human resource strategy namely 20% rule is clarified with its potential advantages. V.CONCLUSION In summary, the research is limited in illustrating the enjoyable Google environment vividly. All the same, it comes to terms with the fact that Google is thoughtful enough to offer such a lot of benefits as free gourmet, playful work space, within reach services in plenty in order to fulfill one’s needs. Further, communication varying from informal Friday meetings, “in-house” blogs to whiteboards creates feelings of being...
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...Management Information Systems Chapter 2 COMPONENTS OF A BUSINESS * A business is a formal organization whose aim is to produce products or provide services for a profit – that is, to sell products at a price greater than the costs of production. * ORGANIZING A BUSINESS: BASIC BUSINESS FUNCTIONS * The decision of what to produce is called a strategic choice because it determines your likely customers, the kind of employees you will need, the production methods and facilities needed, the marketing themes, and many other choices. * The five basic entities in a business with which it must deal are: suppliers, customers, employees, invoices/payments, and, of course, products and services. * BUSINESS PROCESSES * The actual steps and tasks that describe how work is organized in a business are called business processes. * A logically related set of activities that define how specific business tasks are performed. * Also refer to the unique ways in which work, information, and knowledge are coordinated in a specific organization. Manufacturing & Production | * Assembling the product * Checking for quality * Producing bills of materials | Sales & Marketing | * Identifying customers * Making customers aware of the product * Selling the product | Finance & Accounting | * Paying creditors * Creating financial statements * Managing...
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...Assessment Brief Distribution date: w/c 20/05/2013 Submission deadline: 29/07/2013 Result and feedback date: 4 weeks from the deadline Assessment Brief Unit Details: Unit Code: Organisations and Behaviour (Unit 3) Programme Name: BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Awarding body: Edexcel Unit Level (QCF): QCF-4 Academic term: May - July 2013 Course Details | Course Name | BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business | Unit number | 3 | Unit Name | Organisations and Behaviour | Credit Value | 15 | Lecturer | Antonios/Hillary/Ousman/Raazia/Sunday/Victor | Hand Out/Issue Date | w/c 20.05.2013 | Submission Deadline | 29 July 2013 | Introduction Students are expected to write a report covering the points listed under each of the learning outcomes. To achieve a pass in this unit, you must successfully address all of the assessment criteria listed (P1-P12). We expect all students to achieve their potentials and would encourage you to address all pass criteria, merit and distinction descriptors. For certain tasks students are encouraged to use real life examples and/or the scenario provided below. There is not set format for this report. However, like all business report you should have an introduction and a conclusion. Scenarios A Coca-Cola Great Britain People often assume that The Coca-Cola Company bottles and distributes its own beverages. For the most part, it does not. The Company's primary...
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