2-2 Assignment: Categorization of Variables of the Organizational Culture at Netflix

2-2 Assignment: Categorization of Variables of the Organizational Culture at Netflix
Name
WCM 510
Instructor
Southern New Hampshire University
Date
Basic assumptions

How Netflix Reinvented HR

The Woman Behind the Netflix Culture
online

Netflix Culture: Freedom & Responsibility

Observable artifacts

Netflix focused on streaming service and automation and provided reviews on performance after adopting new technology (pg. 73)

Netflix is keen on skills set rather than placing too much focus on the
performance improvement plans, as these plans are less useful when the employees are not well suited for certain roles and responsibilities (pg. 2).

Focus on innovation and efforts to minimize complexities to get better solutions and implement creative ideas in the workplace (p. 14).


The managers are responsible for creating great teams focusing on the ideal outcome and skills needed (pg. 74)

Building and updating the management teams so that there is high performance (pg. 1).

The teams are highly aligned, but less coupled, with different groups working independently (p. 92).

Espoused values

High performance where “adequate performance gets a generous severance.” (pg. 75).

Expectation of high performance in an environment where there is freedom and responsibility, which allows the employees to thrive (pg. 2).

In the high-performance culture, Netflix recruits, those who are compatible with the culture and who value excellence (pg. 39).


The company values efficiency and this is part of the company’s culture, where there is a focus on matching the values with behavior (pp. 75-76).

Netflix seeks employees who are committed and willing to take risks as t...