A uman E5 1" EH PT I E5 Swedish culture is strong reected in the way IKEA communicate their human resource management practices where people are respectedr employees are encouraged to participate in decision making and take responsibilities. Having normal qualications is not compulsory for candidates since they are expected to have good communication skills, open minds, positive work attitudes and good potential rather than academic degrees. IkEa people are encouraged to be independent, willing to learn. willing to listen to others and know how to transfer and share their knowledge to others while not feeling they are any better than anyone else. In exchange, they are offered by IKEA a pleasant working environment; job security and a caring attitude to employees. lKEA people IKEa coworkers {employees} are regarded as their most valued asset. in IKEA. the common values they share are even more important than the skills they bring to IKEA. IKEA people believe that skills can be taught and talent can be developedr but it is the IKEA values that are the base for how they do things at IKEA. It's all about simplicityr a desire to learn and a willingness to help others. IKEA believe in each person's ability to develop and grow both personally and protessionaliy. Growth is a lifelong journey and, at IKEA, people and business grow together. We r'Iearn by doing" on the job and take responsibility for our own career. IKEA offers a lot of development possibilities all over the world. The \"(EA ambition is to promote from within and offer many opportunities for their co workers to advance in the career. Sometimes this progression is a straight line of promotion within a particular area. lEither times. IKEA choose to re-evaluate the career path and start working in a completely new role within IKEA or even in a different country. Diversity and inclusion are essential for IKEA business success meeting customers. developing co-workers, and cooperating with their global business partners