Just 16 Percent of Organizations Rank Employee Retention and Engagement as Top Priority: Report

At truck hauls a piece of John Deere equipment from the factory past workers picketing outside of the John Deere Davenport Works facility in Davenport, Iowa, on Oct. 15, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Less than 20 percent of organizations rank employee retention and engagement as a top priority, despite a global labor shortage, according to a new report from NTT DATA.

The research (pdf) polled 1,000 business and IT executives across 16 industries in North America to uncover how organizations are prioritizing digital investments and strategies in the wake of constant disruptions stemming from everything from the global COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest, to workforce shortages and supply chain challenges.