Class Discussion: Group C 18.03.2013; Google Culture

Google Culture:
Hiring: Have a preference for hiring women leaders and managers.

Evidence for effectiveness of Human Resource Management at Google:

Google’s workers each generate $931,657 revenue, 160% more than the $353,657 produced by each of Yahoo’s employees.

-From The Economist Magazine, 2 March 2013

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21572767-forcing-workers-come-office-symptom-yahoos-problems-not-solution

Cultural Issues at Yahoo

These are some interesting articles from The Economist that make intersting reading in comparison to our  research on the culture at Google.

Basically, these articles question whether Yahoo has is right with the type of people culture they are generating.  Why do they  not trust their employees enough to work from home?

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21572804-technology-allows-millions-people-work-home-big-tech-firm-trying-stop

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21572767-forcing-workers-come-office-symptom-yahoos-problems-not-solution