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Cultural Expectations

People’s expectations about work also strongly influence retention

patterns. In some countries, for example, employees often spend

their entire lifetime working for one firm. Employees, their col￾leagues, and companies consider one another almost as family, and

give each other the same dedication, commitment, and support that

one would give family members. In contrast, the cultures of other

countries emphasize fast-moving and continual change—including

rapid “job-hopping” by workers in search of the best possible com￾bination of work, compensation, and future opportunities. Some

countries’ employment laws—particularly in France, Germany, and

Italy—make it difficult to fire or lay off workers, while in other

regions companies can freely let employees go.

As you might guess, a company’s retention goals might be more

or less challenging depending on the cultural factors that shape its

region’s or industry’s employment trends.

Upheavals in the World of Work

Finally, changing economic and cultural circumstances can produce

dramatic upheavals in the work world. Here are just a few examples:

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FIGURE 3-2

The Aging Work Force

(Projected)

Median Age

in U.S.

50

40

30

1970

20

1980 1990 2000 2010

Source: HMM Retaining Valued Employees.

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