SAS Institutes

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After reading about SAS Institutes I was very impressed by this company and its vision. If we analyze how this company manages the “Factors that have the strongest influence over work behaviors” (Carpenter, Bauer & Erdogan, 2012), we will notice that they really keep their promise of “value people above all else” (Crowley, 2013).

Starting from the factors that influence the job performance we can say that the company tries to maximize the performance of their employee reducing the amount of stress in the workplace, promoting the interpersonal relations with open offices, making the career-path very clear keeping a good level of organizational justice.

Analyzing the second factor, organizational citizenship which refers to “voluntarily behaviors …show more content…

Another factor which can impact on absenteeism is negative work attitude, which the management of the company try to reduce by treating the employee as a human being first and not as “a commodity where you try to squeeze something out” (Davis, 2013).

The last factor the be taken into consideration is turnover, which refers to an employee leaving the company. At SAS the turnover is very low 2-3% (Crowley, 2013) and this is due mainly to the vision that the company has, to treat people well. Dr. Jim Goodnight, CEO and co-founder of the company, loves to say "Treat employees like they make a difference and they will”. (Goodnight, n/a).

It is clear to see why SAS Institute is one of the best company to work for, their vision permeate all the company and everyone is important for the success of the organization. It is easy for me to agree with this view because I also believe in the power of the people. Another aspect that I really appreciate of the company is the balance between work and life that they offer to their employee, I believe that when you feel not overwhelmed by your job, you can perform at

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