...Across the group a so-called “mood-barometer” was introduced where employees can describe their moods and opinions anonymously. Therefore the barometer aims to give the employees the opportunity of having influence and leads to a feeling of appreciation within the employees. Furthermore “The results form the basis for continually developing .. strengths and for exploiting potential that is brought to light.”23 Last but not least the principle of Social Responsibility has to be mentioned. The VW corporate culture focuses on sustainability in relation to social and economic goals as well as on the people. Additionally it includes an active way of conflict resulotion. To make that possible, the company introduced Local, European and Global work councils that are in a close communicative relationship with the company management. 2.3.3 Human Resources Strategy of Volkswagen As already explained above the corporation is convinced that a company can only be competitive when it has good employees with a hgih level of dedication and competence. They assume that in this context dedication is a life-long willingness to learn which is why for VW dedication means that the employees are thinking actively and are acting in an entrepreneurial...
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