San Francisco State University Google Culture Essay

  1. First view the assigned videos related to Google (see links below). There is an additional video below this forum from McGraw Hill on Google – please watch.
  2. Discussion Question Prompts:
    1. What is unique about the GOOGLE culture?
    2. Will GOOGLE be able to sustain this type of culture?
    3. What might be some aspects of the DARK SIDE of Google?
    4. Why is GOOGLE training their employees in mindfulness? Is there also a dark side to mindfulness training

VIDEO LINKS FOR GOOGLE FORUM

  1. “BEST PLACE TO WORK FOR” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RSrzgav61Y
  2. “GOOGLE HISTORY” (from Stanford E-Corner site) http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1077
  3. “Google Corporate Culture”
  4. A Typical Day at Google
  5. “GOOGLE AVOIDS PAYING TAXES” (ABC News)
  6. Watch this video on “Googles Dark Side”
  7. Read this article on the Huffington Post (there is also a short video embedded) “GOOGLE MISSES A LESSON IN WISDOM 101”
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