During the last year or so I had been working on a number of projects that linked ICT to staff recruitment and retention, so its always good to see other evidence supporting the argument for investing in the information workplace. I noticed that Colliers International's 2008 Office Tenant Survey reports that cutting-edge ICT is the 5th most important factor in attracting and retaining staff. And compared to the last survey in 2005, its importance to recruitment and retention has increased.
However, while its nice to have a statistic to quote in presentations and reports, I wonder what their definition of "cutting edge" is?
Not sure where you read that it is 5th highest James. Only thing that I can see is that cutting edge ICT is more important in attraction and retention in 2008 than in 2005.
ReplyDeletePerhaps cutting edge is the same as providing unrestricted access to Facebook?
Sorry, that's just a link to the press release. The BRW had more details, but its behind a paywall. The top 5 in the report are:
ReplyDelete1. Close to public transport
2. Indoor air quality/thermal comfort
3. Natural light
4. Security
5. "Cutting edge ICT"