BUS 323 Westcliff University Introduction to Organizational Behavior Essay
Read Google on pages 162 & 186-187, and PWC on page 83. In a 4- to 6-page written report, address the following questions:
- Compare the findings described above for Millennials to your own views on Millennial characteristics. What surprises you about the findings? What doesn’t surprise you?
- If you think about the three types of commitment—affective, continuance, and normative—which do you think is most changed among Millennials (or twenty-somethings)? In what way?
- Consider all the initiatives and programs Google uses to inspire employee loyalty. Do most of those seek to “move the needle” on affective commitment, continuance commitment, or normative commitment?
- Do you agree with Bock that star performers should get a lot more—not just a little more—than average performers? If someone earning a 3 on Google’s evaluation system gets a two percent (2%) raise, what should employees earning 4’s and 5’s get?
- Given the budget issues created by giving star performers more, should someone earning a 3 get a two percent (2%) raise—or should they get less? What are the arguments for and against a two percent raise level for average performers?
- Consider all the things Google’s People Operations group does to motivate its employees. Which motivation theories do they seem to be leveraging, and how?
