Working Culture: Israel vs The Netherlands
Work culture is a concept that studies the beliefs, thought processes, attitude of employees, ideologies and principles of an organisation. The way employees interact with each other and the way the organisation functions like a clockwork relies on the work culture. Think of the ambience and the mentality of the employees and the workspace. A healthy work culture leads to satisfied employees and an increased productivity. Some of the characteristics of a healthy work culture are employees must be cordial with each other, each employee should be treated as one, appreciating the top performers is important, encouraging discussions at the workplace, organisation must have employee friendly policies and practical guidelines, promote team building activities to bind the employees together (Work Culture - Meaning, Importance & Characterics of a Healthy Culture, n.d.). Growing up in Israel, moving to the Netherlands at age 15 and working in both countries continuously, showed me...