Only 25 percent of companies that put a career management program in place and use it actually bother to track the results.

That's one of the rather alarming findings of a large-scale study by Towers Watson designed to divulge how seriously employers take career development. For this group, the report back is that about half seem to be paying lip service to a function they believe is very important to the company's mission.

The Towers Watson Global Talent Management and Rewards Survey gathered input on the subject from 1,637 companies worldwide, including 337 mid-to-large-sized U.S. employers. Managers, top executives and rank-and-file employees participated.

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