GENENTECH CULTURE AT RISK ?

Since 1990 s Genentech had featured on the best employer list of many magzines Fortune Science Working Mother Essence The company apart from this , Genentech also won many awards for its achievement and work culture.  Since its inception company had been keen on recruiting the best academic minds , it was one of the first companies for which academicians had adopted to work.  One of the main reasons why Genentech had been able to maintain its work culture was of its relatively small size . According to some company executives , whatever has been achieved in terms of employee commitment , satisfaction and loyalty over the years had been possible because Genentech was not a very large company and most employees were located in the company s main campus  The total number of employees at Genentech exceeded 9000 in 2006 and it had recruited an average of 150 employees per month. It also anticipated a growth in staffing by more than 15% by the end of 2006.  however, Genentech seemed well on its way to becoming a large company and a lot of aspiring scientists were pursuing carriers in that field. And as Genentech grew and new employees were recruited , there was the possibility that the company would lose some elements of its much admired culture.