Connections to Organizational Behaviour
What is something Dropbox does to encourage affective commitment?
Autonomy over their work schedule outside their core hours so employees can honor their commitments
What is Dropbox?
a cloud storage, file sync, and file share company
Where is Dropbox headquartered?
San Fransisco
Describe the personality of drobox employees per the article
Design thinking: designing with the end user in mind
What phrases describe the company's culture?
Technology-led, human-centric and work-life harmony
What is the book that Rosenwasser recommended about?
Dancing with Disruption explores the idea of embracing uncertainty and even hardship with a learning mindset.
Dropbox employs product managers, designers, and engineers. What quality from the CANOE model would engineers mostly need to have?
Conscientiousness
Why does Dropbox focus so much on manager training?
They believe 70% of engagement is related to manager-employee connection
What does Dropbox do to reinforce their values and company behaviours?
High Impact Leadership Training, which focuses on scaling up results-driven and people-oriented leaders
What key skills mentioned in the article do managers need to possess to have strong job performance?
Communicate goals, build relationships, and create psychological safety in a remote world
What is Dropbox Hack Week? What is the company’s goal with this initiative?
It's a week in summer where employees are asked to pause their day job and imagine what he future looks like for the company and its customers. The goal is to encourage communication amongst the team and provide them the opportunity to share their ideas using videos and screenshots.
Why does Dropbox not believe in mandating specific office days?
to avoid creating two distinct employee experiences that could impact factors like performance and promotion over time. The core principle of virtual-first is to maintain a level playing field.
For the following passage, what is the most accurate cultural dimension from Project GLOBE? “"Dropbox Hack Week," which we conduct every summer. This is where we encourage employees to pause their day job and imagine what the future might look like for our customers, our business, and our own work lives.”
Performance Orientation
What does the product ‘Capture’ do?
It's a visual communication tool that helps team members share their work and ideas asynchronously using videos and screenshots.
What is something Dropbox does to encourage normative commitment?
Dropbox has their CPO residence program to invest in talented members and prepare them for future executive roles