Democracy in the Workplace

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This paper explains workplace democracy, the purpose it plays in the development of a successful company and suggests how organizations effectively foster a climate of workplace democracy. The paper explains how some companies have developed a corporate structure with the concept of workplace democracy as its nucleus. The body of the paper discusses workplace democracy that is in place at Google, EBay, Starbucks, Nike and JetBlue. Using these examples the paper concludes that the unique thread that ties these companies together is innovation and the development of totally new business structures that require participatory actions from employees. These companies have been able to foster a climate of workplace democracy through communication, listening to employee needs and developing benefit plans that satisfy these needs.

Introduction
Workplace Democracy
Google
EBay
Starbucks
Nike
JetBlue
Conclusion
References

From the Paper:

"Google is one of the most innovative and successful businesses of the 21st century (Company Overview). The company was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin who developed a new method of searching the internet (Company Overview). This new creation took place in a dorm room at Stanford University and rapidly broadened to include information seekers around the world. As a result the company is now the largest and most successful search engine available on the internet (Company Overview).
"A large part of the success of Google is related to the corporate culture which utilizes workplace democracy. According to the company's official website although the company is now worth billions the business still has a small company feel. The company's headquarters is known as the Googleplex and is located in Mountain View, California (The Google Culture). The atmosphere is laid back and the workplace is very inclusive and participatory."

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