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Retention/turnover was the top workforce management challenge cited by 47% of HR professionals, followed by recruitment (36%).
SHRM/Globoforce: Using Recognition and Other Workplace Efforts to Engage Employees
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2018
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738 HR professionals from a randomly selected sample of SHRM’s membership with a title of manager or above and employed at organizations with a staff size of 500 or more employees participated in this survey
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