SAS is a leading business analytics software company that consistently ranks well in Fortune magazine's best places to work for. It has made the list for 16 years making it one of a few "all stars".
Your assignment is to:
1. Determine what it is SAS wants from its employees. You'll need to research SAS to find this out.
2. Link the material we've covered on personality and values, to what SAS is looking for. What personality characteristics, values should SAS look for (or avoid) in their employees and why? Include only those that you think are relevant.
3. Link the material we've covered on attitudes, emotions, and moods to what SAS is looking for. What attitudes, emotions and moods should SAS be trying to create (or prevent) and why? Include only those that you think are relevant.
4. What is the work experience at SAS like? You will need to research this.
5. Does the work experience SAS provides promote the attitudes, emotions and moods you argued were desirable (inhibit those that you said were not)? Explain how.
Your answer to the question "What personality characteristics, values should SAS look for (or avoid) in their employees and why?" needs to be in a table like the one below. Present personality characteristics first, then values.
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What SAS wants from employees
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Desirable/undesirable personality characteristics or values
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Explanation for statement in the prior column
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Your answer to the question "What attitudes, emotions and moods should SAS be trying to create (or prevent) and why?" has to be in a table like the one below. Present attitudes first, then emotions and moods.
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What SAS wants from employees
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Desirable/undesirable attitudes, emotions, moods
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Explanation for statement in the prior column
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Your answer to the question "Does the work experience SAS provides promote the attitudes, emotions and moods you argued were desirable (inhibit those that you said were not)?" needs to be in a table like the one below.
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Desirable/undesirable attitudes, emotions, moods
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What you think SAS does to promote the desirable, inhibit the undesirable?
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