Undoubtedly Google has one of strongest cultures in today’s corporate World. The strong work culture has paid off for Google as it is ranked consistently as the best place to work.
If Google were to remain in the best position in the future, It has to change continuously and evolve accordingly to face the competitors. Google’s cultural innovations might be imitated in other companies as well. It is easy to have a good corporate life style when the company the company is doing very well on the economic front. When company’s resources become more constrained with the maturing of its industry and its business model, these kind of investments will be harder to make. When Google slows down financially it will be difficult to retain great employees.
2. Do you think Google’s unique culture will help or hurt Google in the long run?
Google’s unique culture might not help Google as it is helping today. I think so because the corporate life style, more benefits to employees are very much imitable by other companies. Any company that is doing very good financially can adopt these measures. There comes a point in future where the core competencies matter. In the current trend Google is losing its employees Facebook. It might be difficult to retain great minds with this unique culture.
3. What are the factors responsible for the specific culture that exists in Google?
The factors responsible for the specific culture that exists in Google are
a. The Founder values and principles which was committed for end user satisfaction over the more money in shorter time frame.
b. Keeping the employees happy is other value Google is