Employee Loyalty In The Workplace

During the 1990’s to early 2000’s, the modern world faced a cavernous gap in the area of leadership in both the public and private sector. Indeed, a “chronic crisis of governance—that is, the pervasive incapacity of organizations to cope with the expectations of their constituents—is [now] an overwhelming factor worldwide” (Rothwell, 2010). The days of apprenticing oneself under a master tradesman are by and large, gone. According to Rothwell (2010, p. xx), “Employees wonder what kind of employment they can maintain when a new employment contract has changed the relationship between workers and their organizations.” Employee longevity was once something that was cherished and respected, but recently longevity is not easily attainable. Likewise, employee loyalty is concept that is becoming foreign, as organizations focus more on the “bottom line” and less on the people who work for them. In the 1990’s many businesses began drastically downsizing, and this continues today (Rothwell, 2010, p. xx). This has led to a problem with employee engagement: 19 % of employees in the United States actively work against the goals of their employers (Rothwell, 2010). “Changing demographics makes the identification of successors key to the future of many organizations when the …show more content…
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