Case Analysis (Organizational Politics at Google)
Google only wants “civil” behavior at work. Talk about work at work, talk about politics elsewhere. The multinational technology company announced to its over 100,000 employees in August 2019 that nonwork topics were causing disruption. Specifically, political arguments have taken a large role in the company’s online forums.
This is an interesting turn of events, given that the company has long been an example of a relaxed and creative culture. In the prior months, the company was accused of suppressing conservative political views in searches. A leaked video after the 2016 presidential election showed the displeasure of the Google executives with the election results. Over the next months, the online internal platforms for employee discussion became increasingly argumentative and, in some cases, worse.
Organizational politics are, of course, not the same as government politics. But this situation at Google could easily lead to organizational political behavior. Any strong expression of opinions by executives exerts influence on employees. At Google, the video of executives expressing negative opinions about the election immediately takes advantage of their power to influence subordinates. Those who are not of the same political opinions as the executives are now excluded from a circle of those who do agree. This can easily lead to those people either receding from involvement and hiding their views or taking an aggressive stance that further causes work problems.
Excluding employees can often be unintended. But when you are pushed out of the important discussions and decisions, especially by superiors, you are then on the “outs.” This can lead to low performance and commitment, and even leaving the organization in more serious cases. Political behavior on the part of those who are in agreement with executives can then bond further, whether intentionally or not. Based on this, Google’s direction with their new policies about topics allowed in internal communication are, therefore, not as shocking as they might appear.
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Marketing discussion:
Nordstrom Rack: Retail Strategy
https://www.viddler.com/embed/fd437bba
Summary of the Video- Since 1973, Nordstrom Rack has been the off-price division of fashion retailer Nordstrom. Nordstrom Rack has been successful in applying the four Ps to its retail strategy. The stores stock high-quality merchandise from well-known designers at discounted prices, creating the “treasure hunt”: the search through ever-changing merchandise for “things they didn’t know they had to have when they walked in.” Nordstrom also sells its products on its website, and on a flash sale site called Hautelook.
10.3 Test your Knowledge (Answer the following Questions):
Discussion Question #1: Which benefits of in-store shopping are related to the appeal of the “treasure hunt” discussed in the video?
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Closed or Open Economy which one is targeted under the Saudi Vision 2030? and why?
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