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In pursuit of a competitive edge, technically-driven organizations continue to strive for ways of increasing the contribution and satisfaction of technical professionals. A recent study sponsored by Technicare Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company, has provided a much sharper focus on cost effective ways of increasing the utilization and reducing wasteful turnover of technical professionals.
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Griggs, W.H., Manring, S.L. (1987). What Motivates Technical Professionals to Contribute their Best Effort and Maintain their Commitment to their Organization?. In: Niehaus, R.J. (eds) Strategic Human Resource Planning Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1875-0_6
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