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This is a response to Claudia Jang’s blog post ‘The Importance of Organizational Culture‘. In the blog post, Claudia gives some very good points about how Facebook’s organizational culture translates into the overall success of the company. I completely agree that by instating such a creative and free atmosphere, this creates an encouraging environment for innovation. As well, Claudia points out that employee satisfaction is high and turn-over rates are consequently low.

Although Facebook’s organizational culture has definitely achieved high employee satisfaction, I can’t help but compare the culture to that of Google’s. The organizational culture of the two tech giants are definitely similar, and one can even go so far as to say that the reason why both Google and Facebook are so successful is duly because of their relaxed culture. At the same time, do all tech companies profit from a similar culture? Could we even say that all tech companies should copy Google’s and Facebook’s cultural model, as this is a bookmark for success? In my opinion, even if such a culture is definitely appealing for start-up tech firms, we should always analyze our own specific position and “work habits” before jumping aboard the band wagon.

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