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ASSA ABLOY
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www.assaabloy.com Stockholm, Sweden 50 to 149 Employees
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91% Approve of the CEO

ASSA ABLOY President, CEO, and Director Johan Molin

Johan Molin

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64% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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New Haven, CT

Former Employee – worked at ASSA ABLOY full-time for more than 3 years

Proshigh paced, enthusiastic people, passionate about their jobs.

Conssometimes they have a just get it done attitude about tasks.

Advice to Senior Managementbetter training for new employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Former Employee – worked at ASSA ABLOY

ProsPros - work/life balance, only need to work as many hours as you need to put in

ConsCons - office politics, if you try to stand up for yourself you will most likely have consequences

Advice to Senior ManagementGive employees recognition they deserve and empowerment to make processes better and more efficient.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Lenoir City, TN

Former Employee – worked at ASSA ABLOY full-time for more than 10 years

ProsBenefits, pay, and chance for advancement.

ConsNo loyalty from company to it's workers

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to the ideas of the people that work for you.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Phoenix, AZ

Current Employee – been working at ASSA ABLOY as an intern for less than a year

ProsFriendly employees, encouraging and fun environment yet still on a serious professional level

ConsCan't think of much, maybe better correspondence between departments when projects are due and being held up by one department's delays

Advice to Senior ManagementEncourage all employees to meet deadlines, but not much else. Management does a fantastic job with the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Dallas, TX

Current Employee – been working at ASSA ABLOY full-time for more than a year

ProsThey manufacture excellent products and systems.

ConsThere is a competitive situation between consultants in the same geographic territory that is unfair.

Advice to Senior ManagementTraining employees in detail on the products and services would be a good start. Then, setting up territories with uniform expectations would be the next step.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Zhongshan, Guangdong (China)

Former Employee – worked at ASSA ABLOY full-time for more than 7 years

Prosthe work-life balance is pretty good, nice working environment, you do not need to travel a lot, not feeling big pressure, nice colleagues.

Conslow salary, little challenge work, if you are the person pursuing fast development in career, it is not a good place, at least for working in the manufacturing. not satisified with the career development

Advice to Senior Managementshould establish promotion system that clearly states the requirement and plan for the talent

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Stockholm, Stockholm (Sweden)

Current Employee – been working at ASSA ABLOY full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGreat products
Flexible work hours
Good pension plan
Good numbers at the stock market

ConsSmall overcrowded office, kind of dirty
No diversity among employees, only old Swedish people, not very friendly
No career development
Grow only through acquisitions
Branding mess
Too many management layers
No time given to learn new technologies
Act as a follower instead of a world leader (poor R&D)
No rewards for employees despite the good numbers, and poor salaries (below average)
HR inexistent and no talent management
No training is given to new employees
New dangerous competitors
Dependent on distributors and resellers

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to your employees when they come up with good ideas. Stop focusing on your own personal success.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at ASSA ABLOY full-time

ProsLots of autonomy, high trust environment. Very good skills at top management level and focus on innovation. Managed well through the current economic environment.

ConsChallenges ahead as it starts to pull the company together across the globe after an initial rapid acquisition phase.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Singapore (Singapore)

Current Employee – been working at ASSA ABLOY full-time for more than a year

Prosgood boss and nice colleague

Consnot enough staff support and lack of manpower

Advice to Senior Managementmore support staff to support the admin

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Turku (Finland)

Current Employee – been working at ASSA ABLOY full-time for more than 3 years

Pros1, have great chances to learn more in this internal group environment;
2,the company can offer much opportunities to improve myself

Consto little communication between sister companies

Advice to Senior Managementgive all the staff equal chances for training....etc.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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