Employees with Passion Psy w5 assignment 3

Culture and Employees Management at Hot Topic
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Culture and Employees Management at Hot Topic
The success of Hot Topic and Torrid can be attributed to their corporate culture of identifying with music and fashion respectively. The basis of the culture is the passion for a concept with which the company is differentiated from the others in the industry. The culture not only helps in inspiring sales and the products they sell but also the design and even their employees whom they hire. The employees of Hot Topic are fiercely loyal due to the great working environment provided by the company and also the appreciation for their contribution to the organization (Marouf, 2016). The company ensures that the employees are happy and feel appreciated for their contribution to the company. In addition, the company offers perks to their employees in form of cell phone discounts, onsite massages, and even reimbursement on their scholarships expenditures. Hot Topic has a role in ensuring continued success in their business which can be enabled through research and development which aims at satisfying the customers and the employees. The company should also keep track of changes in the industry and change the structure accordingly.
The idea of open office plan in the corporate headquarters contributes to the efforts of the corporate culture that the company is trying to perpetuate through improving collaboration, open communication, and empowerment.

The fact that the employees are in open positions helps the employees to integrate and embrace the cultural practices that the company is perpetuating (Hongisto et al, 2016). Sharing of space ensure that employees have the good flow of communication and therefore cooperation is cultivated. It would be my pleasure to work with such a company that embraces, remunerates and provides perks that ensure that the employees are in good working conditions.

References
Hongisto, V., Haapakangas, A., Varjo, J., Helenius, R., & Koskela, H. (2016). Refurbishment of an open-plan office–environmental and job satisfaction. Journal of environmental psychology, 45, 176-191.
Marouf, L. (2016). The role of knowledge sharing culture in business performance. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 46(2), 154-174.