Case Analyze - Google: To TVC or Not TVC?

Multiple Choice (select only one answer)

Answer the questions based on the Google case.

1. From the case study, what was Google's response to the TVC matter?

A. Acknowledgement but no changes implemented

B. Full acknowledgements of unethical doings

C. No response at all

D. Acknowledgement with subsequent changes implemented

2. From the case study, what is "Alphabet"?

A. The ABCs of TVCs

B. An American multinational technology conglomerate

C. A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order, used to represent the basic sounds of a language

D. Google's Alpha permanent workforce (talented employees)

3. What is the purpose of having TVCs in aggregate workforce planning?

A. Ability to implement succession planning within the company

B. Ability to cut costs

C. Ability to have a badging system

D. Ability to scale the size of the workforce up and down

4. What is not an advantage in hiring TVCs for Google?

A. Reduced the amount of time in hiring workers

B. Possible "spillover" effects

C. Job-hopping by TVCs

D. Cheaper costs as compared to permanent employees

5. "Googles workforce could be segmented into roughly equal thirds: Research and development; Sales and marketing; and Operations and General and Administrative Functions" (page 5). According to this quote, which is the organizational structure that Google most likely adopted?

A. The mechanistic model

B. The matrix structure

C. The organic model

6. What is the two-tiered caste system?

A. Separation of the junior-level versus senior-level positions

B. Separation of the multigenerational workforce

C. Separation of the TVCs versus the workforce by LMIs

D. Separation of the permanent versus non-permanent workforce

7. TVCs enjoyed more compensation as compared to Google employees

A. True

B. False

8. Why were the offices designed to foster "casual collisions" (page 5)?

A. Facilitate relationships between TVCs and permanent employees

B. To lower employee stress levels at work

C. For Google to become the employer of choice

D. Encourage innovation and idea creation