One of the pioneering companies in using team-based approaches to work design is WL Gore & Associates. Gore & Associates has been named to Fortune magazine's “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for eleven consecutive years. Gore & Associates is one of only three companies to make every list published by Fortune. The purpose of this critical thinking exercise is to gather valuable information specific to Gore & Associates' unique organizational work environment. Likewise, this document will address and answer a series of questions regarding WL Gore's corporate culture. Upon completion of this evaluation of Gore & Associates, a personal reflection will be made to determine whether this is an organization that someone would find to be an attractive, targeted career opportunity.WL Gore & Associates - Company SummaryW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Newark, Delaware. Founded in 1958, WL Gore & Associates has built a worldwide reputation for ethics and integrity in dealing with customers, suppliers and internal collaborators and for taking a strategic view when it comes to evaluating business opportunities. Gore & Associates employs approximately 9,000 people, called associates, in 30 different countries. Gore has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, and China (www.gore.com/aboutus, 2011). Gore fluoropolymer products provide innovative solutions across all industries, from next-generation electronics to medical products and high-performance fabrics. While they're probably best known for their line of protective gear, known as GORE-TEX®, the entire suite of Gore-branded products stands out in the... middle of paper... with a non-specific answer. The truth is that Gore, as a whole, is certainly an organization that stands for morality, fairness, good business and competition. How could anyone not want to be a part of this? Works Cited Gore & Associates. (2011). Gore: Who we are. Retrieved from: www.gore.com/aboutus/Gore & Associates. (2011). Gore: Environmental Disclaimer. Retrieved from: http://www.gore.com/en_xx/aboutus/environmental/env-responsibility.htmlGore & Associates. (2011). Gore: Our culture. Retrieved from: http://www.gore.com/en_xx/aboutus/culture/index.htmlKinicki, A., & Kreitner, R. (2009). Organizational behavior: key concepts, skills and best practices (fourth addition). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin PublishingXerox. (2011). Create an exceptional work environment. Retrieved from: www.xeroxcareers.com/working-xerox/diversity/