Do you believe that having a diversity of ages and experience levels among your workers benefits your company?
? Yes: 100.0 percent
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? No: 0.0 percent
Are you proactive in managing age diversity in your workplace?
? Yes: 64.3 percent
? No: 35.7 percent
Would you assess an experienced employee’s performance in the same manner as you would a less-experienced employee’s?
? Yes: 78.6 percent
? No: 21.4 percent
Do you employ any of the following tactics to help your business benefit from the talents of different age and experience cohorts?
? Part-time work: 92.9 percent
? Consulting arrangements for retirees: 50.0 percent
? Job sharing: 28.6 percent
? Per-project assignment: 28.6 percent
What are some of the benefits of having mature and experienced workers at your company?
? Mentoring potential: 93.3 percent
? Expertise in specific field or task: 86.7 percent
? Continuity of company culture: 60.0 percent
? Extensive client list: 46.7 percent
? Higher business community profile: 53.3 percent
The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders, representing small and large businesses in a variety of industries, throughout the state.
