Activision Blizzard Recognized on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” List for Third Consecutive Year
March 09 2017 - 7:24AM
Business Wire
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), the world's most
successful standalone interactive entertainment company, has been
recognized on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For®" list in
2017. This is the third consecutive year Activision Blizzard made
the list, ranking this year at number 66.
“At Activision Blizzard, we hire the world’s best talent to
build new worlds,” said CEO Bobby Kotick. “Our mission to inspire
play, competition and community connects hundreds of millions of
people, and creating a great place to work is the key to serving
them well.”
Activision Blizzard's culture of inclusivity, creativity and fun
resulted in high marks from employees in the Great
Place to Work® Trust Index™ survey's respect, fairness and
pride categories. Ninety five percent of employees reported that
they’re proud to tell others they work at Activision Blizzard, and
the vast majority said it is a friendly, fun and welcoming
workplace where they can be themselves.
Activision Blizzard has roughly 450 million players in 196
countries, who played and watched its content for over 43 billion
hours in 2016. The company's portfolio of iconic and beloved
franchises, including Call of Duty®, Overwatch®, World of
Warcraft® and Candy Crush®, are developed by the talented
teams at Activision, Blizzard Entertainment and King. This
year, Fortune also named Activision Blizzard one of the world’s
most admired entertainment companies, alongside Disney and
Netflix.
As part of a global growth strategy of creating new ways for
audiences to connect with its franchises and characters, in 2016
Activision Blizzard expanded its global esports footprint by
acquiring Major League Gaming and launching its esports division;
debuted the Call of Duty World League and Overwatch League;
released the Netflix original series “Skylanders™ Academy,” the
first production from Activision Blizzard Studios; and in 2017
launched a new consumer products division to transform the ways
audiences experience the characters they love in their everyday
lives.
Activision Blizzard is hiring! What’s life like at the
company? Click here to learn more from our
employees in their own words or
visit www.activisionblizzard.com/careers.
Methodology
To identify the 100 Best Companies to Work For®, each year
Fortune partners with Great Place to Work to conduct the most
extensive employee survey in corporate America. The ranking is
based on feedback from more than 232,000 employees at Great Place
to Work–Certified™ companies with more than 1,000 employees.
Winning a spot on this list indicates the company has distinguished
itself from peers by creating a great place to work for employees –
measured and ranked through our analysis of the results of our
Trust Index© survey and Culture Audit© questionnaire. Through
the Trust Index©, employees anonymously assess their workplace,
including the honesty and quality of communication by managers,
degree of support for employees' personal and professional lives
and the authenticity of relationships with colleagues. Results from
the survey are highly reliable, having a 95% confidence level and a
margin of error of 5% or less. Companies' results on the Trust
Index© survey are compared to peer organizations of like size and
complexity. The Culture Audit© includes detailed questions about
benefits, programs and practices. To be considered for our Best
Workplaces lists, companies must become Great Place to
Work-Certified™. Details are available at
https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certification.
About Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is the
world's most successful standalone interactive entertainment
company. We delight hundreds of millions of monthly active users
around the world through franchises including Activision's Call of
Duty®, Destiny and Skylanders®, Blizzard Entertainment's World of
Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Hearthstone®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and
Heroes of the Storm®, and King's Candy Crush™, Pet Rescue™, Bubble
Witch™ and Farm Heroes™. The company is one of the Fortune "100
Best Companies To Work For®”. Headquartered in Santa Monica,
California, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the
world, and its games are played in 196 countries. More information
about Activision Blizzard and its products can be found on the
company's website, www.activisionblizzard.com.
About Fortune
Fortune is a global leader in business journalism known for
its unrivaled access to industry leaders and decision makers.
Founded in 1930, Fortune has transformed into a digital-first
operation with nearly 17 million monthly unique visitors
on Fortune.com as well as 3.4 million global readers in
print. Fortune is home to some of the strongest business
franchises, including: Fortune 500, Best Companies to
Work For, World's Most Admired Companies, Fastest Growing Companies
and Most Powerful Women. The Fortune Conference Division
extends the brand's mission into live settings, hosting a wide
range of annual conferences for top-level executives, including
the FORTUNE Global Forum and the Most Powerful Women
Summit.
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Activision Blizzard, Inc.Mary Osako,
424-322-5166SVP, Global
CommunicationsMary.Osako@Activision.com
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