Business Pundit: 4 Generations of Workers – Can You Relate?
Today’s workforce is a diverse mix of generations that each come with their collective background and value systems. Understanding their unique perspectives is important in a large organization where they are likely to be working side by side. Professor at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain, Cristina Simón’s study Generation Y and the Labor Market: Models for HR Management, address differences in generational values. Simón looked at our generations of workers, analyzed their values and suggested ways for businesses to get people working together.
Four Generations and Their Values
Traditional Workers (born before 1946/over 60) …
Baby Boomers (1946-1960/late 40s and up) …
Generation X (1961-1979/30s and 40s) …
Generation Y (starting from 1980/under 30) …
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