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Volume 7, Issue 3
1 August 1999
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Information Management & Computer Security
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IT skill retention

Valerie Mosley;
Valerie Mosley
Principal, Armstead Consulting International, Melbourne, Australia
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Margaret Hurley
Margaret Hurley
Partner, Daruma Management Services, Toronto, Canada
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Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5805
Print ISSN: 0968-5227
© MCB UP Limited
1999
Information Management & Computer Security (1999) 7 (3): 129–132.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09685229910279425

There are very few businesses now for which information technology is not an integral element. Any forward‐looking business with a desire to stay competitive must avail itself of highly competent and reliable IT. Skilled IT workers have many options because they are in high demand and short supply. This article discusses how to retain IT skills in a challenging environment.

Keywords: Information technology strategy, Retention, Skilled workers
© MCB UP Limited
1999
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