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         Accession Number
          006799454
         Author
          Ross N.
         Institution
          Becton Dickinson, San Jose, CA, USA.
         Title
          The decline and fall of high-tech corporate culture.
         Source
          IEEE Software, vol.17, no.6, Nov.-Dec. 2000, pp.12-15.
          Publisher: IEEE, USA.
         Abstract
          Spurred by a universal dislike or even hatred of their
          jobs, many people in software development and testing
          positions change jobs or companies almost annually.
          Companies suffer as a consequence, because the already huge
          costs of recruiting, hiring and re-training are growing
          every month. People suffer because this misery is an
          enormous drain on their individual resources. What causes
          this rapid turnover? Are there cures? What has changed in
          high-tech corporate culture that leads to mass discontent,
          and what can we do about it? To answer these questions, the
          author offers her perspective, having worked in a variety
          of software development, project management and executive
          positions for the last 20 years. (0 References).
         Subject Headings
          Human resource management.  Personnel.  Software
          development management.
         Key Phrase Identifiers
          high-technology corporate culture; job dissatisfaction;
          software development; software testing; recruitment costs;
          hiring; re-training; employee misery; individual resources;
          staff turnover; mass discontent; project management;
          executive positions.
         Classification Codes
          DP personnel management [C0310P]; Software development
          management [C0310F].
         Treatment
          General or Review.  Practical.
         Language
          English.
         ISSN
          0740-7459.
         Publication Type
          Journal Paper.
         Update Code
          200101.
         Copyright
          Copyright 2001, IEE.


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