This case describes what a large consulting company does to help retain a virtual workforce.(For the case, go to www.cengage.com/management/mathis or visit the instructor companion website.)

1. Identify how some Accenture-type efforts have and have not occurred in your current and previous workplaces. Also, discuss why focusing on employee retention pays off for Accenture clients, not just for Accenture itself.

2. Go to the Accenture website, www.accenture.com, to research and gather job- and career-related information that might need to be adapted by other employers. As part of this research, examine how Accenture markets itself to current and potential employees.