intention and necessity to make the ends meet. According to Schullery (2013), the present workplace consists of Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y and Generation Z. The Baby Boomers are born between 1946 and 1964, Generation X are born between 1965 and 1979, and Generation Y born between 1980 and 1999 while the Generation Z are born from 1996. (Schullery, 2013). Thus, the present workforce consists of employees aged between 19 and 70. The unique challenges are that the percentage of workforce aged below 25 is dropping by 13.2% while the number of workforce above 55 years of age rise by 7.6%. The general business problem that each… Continue Reading...
in the workforce than ever before (Stewart, Oliver, Cravens, Oishi, 2017). Added to this is the fact that Generation X and Generation Y employees tend to have a different collective attitude towards life, values, interests and their jobs than the older generation (Ahmad & Ibrahim, 2015). Such differences of opinion and outlook can lead to miscommunication, misinterpretation of feelings, and unstable work environments -- especially if management does not take an active role in promoting a more positive engagement with and among workers (Schyns & Schilling, 2013). As the research indicates, EI is a skill that project portfolio managers can acquire in order to address multigenerational issues within… Continue Reading...
journal articles included "generational cohorts," "intergenerational differences, "social media," "Millennials," "Generation X," "Generation Y," and so forth. Data collection proceeded over the course of a 3-day period and the results were recorded using a word table. This approach is consistent with the guidance provided by the American Psychological Association's Publication Manual (6th ed.), which states, "Word tables present qualitative comparisons or descriptive information. For example, a word table can enable the reader to compare characteristics of studies in an article that reviews many studies, or it can present questions and responses from a survey or shown an outline of the… Continue Reading...
