February 17, 2020

Dear Respondents:

We, the students of selected sections from NGEC 5B, are assigned to conduct a survey on “Corporate
Culture” for us to discover, understand, and prepare for what is real after graduation.
Below are the practices, and descriptions of different Corporate Cultures. Please tick (/) the box that
closely describes your company. Kindly answer this survey form as objectively as possible using numbers 1-4
with its corresponding verbal interpretation:.

4 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
2- Oftentimes
1 - All the time

Thank you very much.

NGEC 5B students

Name of Company: _______________________________________________

Team-first Corporate Culture aka “the comrade” 4 3 2 1

1 Team-oriented and hires for culture fit first, skills, and experience second.
2 Makes employees’ happiness its top priority.
3 Flexible to accommodate employees’ family lives
4 Employees are friends with people in other departments
5 Your team regularly socializes outside of work
6 You receive thoughtful feedback from employees in surveys
7 People take pride in their workstations
Elite Corporate Culture aka “the athlete”
1 Often out to change the world by untested means.
2 Hires only the best.
3 There is intense competition between employees and people feeling pressure to always
be on.
4 Employees aren’t afraid to question things that could be improved.
5 Employees make work their top priority, often working long hours.
6 Top talent moves up the ranks quickly.
7 Many highly qualified job applicants to choose from.
Horizontal Corporate Culture aka “the free spirit”
1 Titles don’t mean much.
2 Makes for a collaborative, everyone-pitch-in mindset.
3 Suffer from a lack of direction and accountability.
4 Teammates discuss work in the break room.
5 Everybody does a little bit of everything.
6 The CEO makes his or her own coffee.
7 Makes you prove your product’s worth to critics
Conventional Corporate Culture aka “the traditionalist”
1 Have clearly defined hierarchies
2 There is a very cut-and-dry and micromanaged.
3 There are strict guidelines for most departments and roles.
4 People in different departments generally don’t interact
5 Major decisions are left up to the CEO.
6 Your company corners the market.
7 leaves little room for inspiration or experimentation.
Noteworthy practices:
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