R E S E A R C H I N G T H E R E S E A R C H - ‘ T H E F U T U R E O F T A L E N T M O B I L I T Y ’
‘ CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM ’ WILL HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THE SERVICE SECTOR AS WELL AS THE RETAIL INDUSTRY ’
Global mobility is evolving . As a newer phenomenon in the corporate world , the nature of the globally mobile workforce has been changing since it appeared in the 1950 ’ s and 1960 ’ s . For our industry , trying to identify patterns in mobility programmes is key to delivering the services the clients need as well as to staying successful . With the goal of helping our industry to adapt and thrive , EuRA and the Canadian Employee Relocation Council ( CERC ) commissioned a broad ranging study to research the research .
The aim was to identify the trends that will drive our industry over the next decade and beyond . Based on 57 reports published between 2011 and the end of 2015 , the study encompassed metadata taken from more than 25,000 respondents in over 40 countries . The reports were taken from those published by mobility think tanks , governments , financial institutions , associations and relocation management companies .
One of the first steps by the research team , was to identify the markers of change for our industry and four issues were highlighted :
• Globalisation
• Demographic changes
• Transfer to a knowledge based economy
• Technology and the digital age
At the recent EuRA Conference in Malta , ( March 2016 ) we took time to examine the new philosophy of Conscious Capitalism which is causing profound change across industry , particularly the service sector and retail . How will the mobility industry be shaped by these issues and the move towards businesses becoming ever more “ Conscious ”?
AUTHOR : DOMINIC TIDEY
Dominic Tidey is the COO of EuRA ( EUROPEAN RELOCATION ASSOCIATION ) with specific responsibility for new projects , conferences and education programmes . Dominic has worked with EuRA since 1998 having studied law at university and working in social services . In 2003 he completed his master ’ s degree and returned to EuRA as Operations Manager , spearheading the development of the EARP and later , the EuRA Global Quality Seal .