title: Retention and the competitive edge.
abstract: I believe that retaining effective, seasoned employees enhances an organization's ability to compete in the marketplace. Though these seasoned employees seem to be more explicitly expensive, a detailed analysis of the costs involved in hiring and orienting replacement personnel may prove this assumption false. In addition, seasoned employees' intimate job knowledge actually constitutes the organization's competitive edge. Therefore, retaining seasoned personnel seems to become an important, mission- and vision-imperative institutional objective.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Lemery
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004465:Economic Competition; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D014481:United States