CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) is one of the Top Places
to Work in Massachusetts according to the results in the newly announced
employee-based survey in The Boston Globe. Globe 100 Top
Places to Work magazine was published in the Boston Sunday Globe
on November 9, 2008. Online, the report can be found at boston.com/topworkplaces.
Globe 100 Top Places to Work recognizes the most progressive
companies in the state based on employee opinions about company
leadership, compensation and training, diversity/inclusion, career
development, family friendly flexibility, and values and ethics. Private
companies and nonprofits as well as publicly held businesses were
included in the analysis.
"Forrester is honored that its employees in
Massachusetts ranked us as one of the best places to work,"
said George F. Colony, Forrester's chairman of
the board and chief executive officer. "As a
company that is now more than 1,000 employees worldwide, it is important
to retain the transparent, accessible, fun culture that employees have
appreciated during the 25 years we have been in business. I am grateful
for our employees' ongoing support."
The publisher of The Boston Globe Steve Ainsley stated, "All
the companies included in the Globe 100 Top Places to Work
deserve a great deal of recognition. It's
clear that they value their employees and make it a priority to create a
positive workplace."
To qualify for the Globe 100 Top Places to Work, a company must
have more than 100 employees in Massachusetts. More than 70,000
employees from nearly 300 qualified companies participated. Rankings
were composite scores calculated purely on the basis of employee
responses.
About Forrester Research
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) is an independent research
company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global
leaders in business and technology. Forrester works with professionals
in 19 key roles at major companies providing proprietary research,
consumer insight, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive
programs. For more than 25 years, Forrester has been making IT,
marketing, and technology industry leaders successful every day. For
more information, visit www.forrester.com.
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Forrester Research, Inc.
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