FREE ESSAY ON BEN & JERRY'S

BEN & JERRY'S

Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream is viewed as one of the most socially active, counter cultural
companies in America. It is a company ran by strong ethical
behavior for the betterment of its employees and the community. In 1988, Ben and Jerry's
Homemade Inc. created a document called the Statement
of Mission, we are dedicated to the creation and demonstration of a new corporate concept
of linked prosperity. Our mission consists of three
interrelated parts: product, economic and social. 
Ben and Jerry's use its human resource management policies to gain acceptance of and
commitment to improved quality within the workforce. The
company set up a human resource department designed to help develop and foster an
environment consistent with the desire to provide a good place
for people to work. Decisions about the company include what is good for their employees.
Communication and interpersonal skills are finely tuned
by allowing the employees the opportunity to provide annual evaluations of their
supervisors. 
To improve moral and motivation Ben & Jerry's elected for the benefit packages to be
designed with the help of the employees. Music is piped into
the production area to establish a friendly working environment. A flex spending account
was setup, which would allow employees to make elections
into programs that best fit their needs. If an employee did not want health insurance,
because they were covered under their spouse's coverage, the
money could go into other elections that better fit their needs.