Nooglers get to grips with the Google way: Practice‐based learning for new software engineers
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 7 June 2011
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to analyze how Google trains its new software engineers (“Nooglers”) to become productive members of the team.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper focuses on the institutions and support for practice‐based learning and on‐boarding practices at Google.
Findings
The paper reveals how Google empowers programmers to “feel at home” using company coding practices, as well as maximizing peer‐learning and collaborative practices. These practices reduce isolation, enhance collegiality, and increase employee morale and job satisfaction.
Practical implications
The paper reveals that Google's on‐boarding practices are successful because of the underlying organizational mindset and practice architecture that allow for practice‐based learning.
Social implications
The paper highlights the principal features of induction training at a major company operating in a fast‐changing environment.
Originality/value
The paper furnishes information that other companies could use to benchmark their own on‐boarding practices.
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Citation
(2011), "Nooglers get to grips with the Google way: Practice‐based learning for new software engineers", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 6-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670731111125853
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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