Managing People in Organizations: HR Practices, Recruitment, Performance Measurement, Flexible Working Practices at Google

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Managing People in Organizations
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Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
Task 1..........................................................................................................................................................2
HR practices of Google...........................................................................................................................2
Google work culture................................................................................................................................3
Relationship between employees and the company.................................................................................3
Task 2..........................................................................................................................................................4
Recruitment.............................................................................................................................................4
Google’s hiring Process...........................................................................................................................4
Google’s Stages of Recruitment..............................................................................................................5
Task 3..........................................................................................................................................................6
Measuring employee performance.........................................................................................................6
Task 4..........................................................................................................................................................7
Flexible Working Practices at Google......................................................................................................7
Task 5..........................................................................................................................................................9
Managing stress at Google......................................................................................................................9
Conclusion and Recommendation.............................................................................................................11
References.................................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
Google LLC is an American multinational technology company which was founded in the year
1998, headquartered in California, and founded by Sundar Pichai. The company aims at offering
internet connected services and products such as online advertising technologies, search engine,
cloud computing, software and hardware. Alphabet Inc. is the parent organization of the
company (Tran, 2017).
Task 1
HR practices of Google
The human resource practices of Google is to conduct effective training programmes for the
employees and manage the overall performance of the employees in order to enhance the
capabilities related to the human resource. The company aims at using sufficient need analysis in
order to design huge number of training programs in order to assist the new and innovative
workforce environment (Savoia & Copeland, 2011). The programs and their outcomes are
determined and evaluated on a regular basis and the company makes sure whether those results
meet the set objectives of the company or not. The results must be aligned with the overall needs
of the company. In addition to this, the company also focuses on the performance management
practices and policies which include the planning related to the employees’ performance that will
majorly emphasis on the objectives of the human resource management. Consequently, the
company also measures the issues related to the performance of the employees. To identify such
problems, the HR team of the company uses knowledge and information in order to reduce such
issues by enhancing the overall performance and management practices combined with the
employee training programs. The prime asset of the company is not the equipment or neither the
property nor the data, technology but the main asset of the company is the people and the
employees who work in the company i.e. the human capital. People are the most valuable asset
of the company and they are the one who forms the strategy and implement them in order to
move the business in the right direction with the right people (Rodrigo, 2016).

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Google work culture
Moreover related to company culture, the company Google has tried to create a dynamic work
culture and work environment which includes games rooms, floor-to-ceiling whiteboards and
helter-skelters adjusted between the floors. As per the records, the employees working in the
company has a very ambitious mind and brightest skills which aims at working as per the major
objective of the company (Steiber & Alänge, 2013). The company majorly focuses on the
creating a healthy environment where employees will be given an opportunity to create
innovative ideas. The local facilities provided by the company makes the most suitable work
environment for the employees working. The facilities include healthcare services, travel
insurance, childcare facilities and academic benefits. The business leaders of the company aims
at working and maintaining a day to day demands of the business which denotes that the human
capital is one of the most important asset of the company which build a next step towards the
company’s growth and innovation. In general, 32% of the global leaders in the company have
talent and skills in order to gain the strategic goals set by the company (Chande, 2015).
Relationship between employees and the company
The company is known to have the best work culture and Google has been awarded for this. The
successful culture of the company has created healthy and happy employees in the company. The
company also offers other many intangible assets which makes the employees working there the
most happy and productive as well (Tansel & Gazioglu, 2013). The work environment provided
by the company helps the employees to work in a more effective and efficient way. The
company also aims at creating the work culture in a more ethical ways (Gabcanova, 2011). The
company is a fun place for the employees and they do not feel any burden while working in the
company. They work for long hours and sometimes they even work on weekends. However, they
do not feel any difficulties to work under such pressure. Consequently, the work environment
and the flexibility provided by the company is managed in a more creative and innovative ways
(Subramanian, 2017).