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Developing Talent: How Career Opportunities Drive Business Performance

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Scales, M.J.

Date of publication

2010

Country of publication

England

Abstract (in English)

Research by Right Management has revealed an key advantaged to providing employees with career development opportunities. Career development not only equips employees to perform, but also inspires them to perform. It motivates them to make the most of the skills and capabilities they acquire. In a study of organizational effectiveness involving more than 28,000 employees in 10 business sectors and 15 countries worldwide, we found that providing career development opportunities has a marked positive impact on employee engagement and a range of other factors directly related to organizational performance.

This paper addresses the impact of career development... [Tick all that apply]

across the life course
in learning organisations (e.g. school, VET, adult education, higher education)
for those out of work or returning to work (e.g. young people/NEETs, unemployed workers, women returners)
for those in work
for those who are seeking to taper or stop paid work (e.g. moving to part-time work or retirement)

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Qualitative methods e.g. interviews, focus groups
Quantitative methods e.g. surveys
Longitudinal methods e.g. tracking clients, cohort studies
Control trials
Secondary analysis of administrative data e.g. re-examining service monitoring data
Literature review/ meta-analysis
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