TITLE

Strategies to Address the Problem of Exiting Expertise in the Electric Power Industry

AUTHOR(S)

Ray, Dennis; Snyder, Bill

PUB. DATE

December 2008

SOURCE

Offshore;Dec2008, Vol. 68 Issue 12, special section p12

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Retirements, restructuring, and technology changes are producing an accelerating exodus of expertise from the electric power industry. In this article, the authors review the major approaches to address that challenge: managing available resources, outsourcing, automating, recording, and educating. The approaches may all be used in a comprehensive strategy to overcome exiting expertise. Each approach has different implications for the resources needed to be successful. The responses to date have not been sufficiently comprehensive and of adequate scale to address the looming workforce losses. The authors contend that the needed leadership by executives, policymakers, and academia to comprehensively address the expertise exodus challenge will be enhanced by a better understanding of the diverse approaches and of where effective intervention with sufficient resources is needed.

ACCESSION #

35828478

Tags: PERSONNEL management;  EMPLOYEE retention;  WORK environment;  INDUSTRIAL management;  RETIREMENT;  PERSONNEL changes;  JOB satisfaction;  RESIGNATION of employees;  ENERGY industries

 

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