...about three generations of people over the span of approximately fifty years. The articles and books suggest that there is a strong connection between generations in relation to their experiences, worldviews and beliefs. The information gathered for this research paper is consistent across sources. The paper examines how much each generation influenced the other as its members traveled through their life cycle. Researchers have determined that every generation has a specific characteristic that distinguishes it from the other. In short, the overall effect one generation has on the other depends on circumstances that existed during that period. We will examine generations referred to as Baby boomers, Generation X and Millennials and how their history helped to shape the world today. It is clear that these three generations are distinct in terms of their experiences, worldviews and beliefs. However, it is also evident that history shaped the development of each group, allowing the generation that followed to benefit from earlier periods in history, creating pockets of similarities across the decades. Experiences in their lifetimes The Baby Boomer Generation is the name given to persons born between “1947 and 1966” and was seen as the last generation that effected any great changes on American society. This generation was distinguishable by a significant increase in birth rates following World War II and is seen as one of the largest generations in the U.S. ...
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... Terry Stratton, and Denise Gibson’s, “Welcoming a New Generation to College: The Millennial Students” introduces the generation that will change companies and the workforce lead by the previous generations. Many generations of different time periods have experienced events leading to common values and behaviors within that generation. There are five generations ranging between the years of 1901-2002: The G.I. (1901-1924), Silent (1925-1942), Boom (1943-1960), Generation X (1961-1981), and Millennial Generation (1982-2002). Each generation leaves behind a culture that is accepted, rejected or modified by the next generation. One generation’s culture is the next generation’s common sense. Generation X and Millennial students are the majority of today’s college students. The Millennial students have matured in a cultural environment with positive and negative qualities. Some positive qualities include being generous and practical, working on a schedule, multi-tasking and obeying rules. Along with the positives, technology has produced negative effects such as critical thinking skills, interpersonal skills and rote learning. Parenting has evolved from supportive to almost forceful involvement in their children’s lives during adolescences to college years. Parenting from previous generations used to support their children in higher education emotionally or financially. Today’s Helicopter Parents of Millennial students are overly involved in their children’s life....
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...For much if my life I considered myself apart of Generation X. My parents were Baby Boomers, and their parents were the Greatest Generation, so this makes me Gen-X, right? I saw the newest generation as children who never knew life without computers, and always received awards for precipitation. I could not possibly be one of them. This generation, formally known as Generation Y, has seemed to have found a new name; The Millennial Generation, and I think I am one of them. Alan Greenblatt explains how many opinions exist about which age range truly describes Millennials in his article “Millennial Generation.” Greenblatt states, “Experts don’t agree yet as to who exactly is a Millennial. But various researchers say the oldest Millennials were born in 1980, 1981, or 1982. Depending on who you ask, they say the youngest Millennials were born between 1995 and 2005” (Greenblatt, 2015, p. 556). Having been born in 1980 places me at the lower boundary of the Millennial age range. If being judged by birth year alone, I will have to...
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...DATE: 07/27/2011 Millennial Generation from hiring to training Student Name: SUJIN KIM Course Title: Leveraging Human Capital Introduction Millennial Generation in Korea, they are starting taking the lead in society. I am also same with them. My title is Millennial Generation from hiring to training. The reason why I chose as a topic is to share interesting information in way of hiring and training as though it is a short case study. I don’t know if how and what kinds of process other countries are carrying. I want to tell you current situation in workplace lively. I will describe current situation with a few examples focusing on new employees from my point of view as a work experienced person. I have organized my paper into two main sections. One is providing how to choose new employees and the second one is how to train for employees. I guarantee the following things are real Korean appearances now. Millennial Generation !? Hire like this ! I dreamed I could do significant projects perfectly and quickly in comfortable workplace when I get started my first job after graduation. As everyone knows, the high expectation comes great the disappointment. The companies should not leave as it is. They need to show reality of work environment to new employees. The young have a completely different set of values and expectations. If the companies do leave them, new employees would be frustrated and ready to leave their company. Here...
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...Topic: Millennials at work: Should they be managed differently? Why? 1. Introduction In this day and age where change is a constant and where humans are considered the most valuable resource (Lepak and Snell, 1998), Human Resource Management is essential and vital to an organisation’s survival (Boxall and Purcell, 2000). This essay attempts to discuss on the reasons why Millennials should be managed differently as compared to Baby Boomers and some of the issues that organisations face in their efforts to effectively combine this generation into the existing workforce. The overall structure of the essay will follow in such an order where by it will start with the brief overall definition of Millennials and Baby Boomers for a clearer picture, followed by mentioning some of the defining characteristics of how Millennials behave in workplaces and the implications of it for Human Resource Managers. Lastly, this essay will conclude by reinforcing the stand that Millennials should be managed differently with the main points of argument highlighted as well as the future directions that HR managers can look to. 1.1. Millennials versus Baby Boomers To understand the significance of Millennials in the workplace, it is important to first define Millennials and its characteristics. The term ‘Millennials’ or more commonly known as Generation Y, is defined as any individual born after 1981 (Leyden et al., 2007). Other terms which refer to the same cohort include, Nexters, Echo Boomers...
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...Millennials: Benefits in the Workplace Melvina Turner University of the Incarnate Word Submitted to Dr. Rochelle Caroon-Santiago In Partial fulfillment of the Requirements of Scientific Literacy in Psych V1 Sp116 (PSYC2320_V1_Sp116) March 2, 2016 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………3 Millennials Overcoming Stereotypes……………………………………………………………...4 Benefits of Technology and Mentors……………………………………………………………...5 Future of Millennials and Positive Qualities……...…..…………………………………………..6 Impact on Success………………………………………………………………………………....7 Retention and Promotion………………………………………………………………………….8 Furthering Research………………………………………………………………………..…….10 Conclusion………………………………....…………………………………………………….11 References……………………………………………………………………………………..…12 Abstract As Millennials begin to dominate the workplace, it has begun to cause a shift in beliefs, values, abilities, and success. It can now be seen that Millennials provide benefits to employers in the workplace (Alsop, 2008). Millennials bring different characteristics to the working environment, regardless of their stereotypes. Their use of technology can be utilized as a positive attributed and thus an impact on their success. Millennials are also seeking a coaching or mentoring environment through reverse mentoring. The impact Millennials will have in the workplace is one of success and the desire to work better, but they also need positive reinforcement. Millennials are also seeking an...
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...A Critique Essay on “The Myth of the Millennials” The journal The Myth of Millennials written by Edward Koc (March, 2008) do not make the readers clear about the facts of millennial generation because the general analysis made by Koc are based by observing the attitudes and behaviour patterns developed at the time of childhood of this generation. In contrast Elam et al 2007 conducted a survey to understand the generational differences by learning online systems. The results showed that millennial generation believe in group activity are very close to their parents, techno-crate and believes in cool is smart. Whereas the findings of the study shows that Millennial generation are not interested in online courses and are more interested in connecting with people and becoming more social. The Critiques developed after reading this article are that Koc should have provided more real facts and statistics to the readers so that they can easily understand the fact of the article. Koc states that the millennial generation constitutes the new college students, who will play the critical role in shaping the US economy as this generation has a unique set of characteristics required in today’s job market. The evidences Koc has used to convince the readers about the Myth of Millennials are the surveys and isolated and uncommon cases which have failed in defining the characteristics of these generations. Koc has argued that previous generations were also passionate towards the work and looked...
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...happening right before their eyes: they are being controlled. Sadly, we must admit there is some very eye-opening truth to Huxley’s prediction. Our overwhelming need for technology is becoming a source of mass unconsciousness, which could easily feed into Huxley’s idea of our future. Past generations, such as the Baby Boomers and Generation X, have less understanding and connection to technology than Generation Y. The internet has become an indispensable tool which is often taken for granted. It is so common that it no longer is seen as the vast plane of information and exploration that it is; but, instead is used merely for gaming, TV, and social media. Dr. Sally Nimon describes the difference between generations well when she states that “to Baby Boomers […] and even Generation X‐ers […] phenomena such as mobile phones and the internet represent tools that can aid them in the performance of their daily lives; to Millennials there is evidence to suggest that they are as seamlessly woven into the fabric of their existence as the clothes they wear or the food they eat” (Nimon 24). Millennials have become so accustomed to technology that it no longer is an asset. To almost any member of Generation Y, a cell phone becomes an expectation at a certain age. When I was a kid, I felt left out when I didn’t have a...
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...The New Great Generation Writers Joel Stein and Josh Sanburn make some particular and rhetorical choices in their portrayals of Millennials in their article posted in TIME magazine, “The New Greatest Generation”. The assessments they make are broad in their descriptions about the generation known as the Millennials: They’re narcissistic, They’re lazy, They’re entitled, They’re selfish, and even a bit delusional. Those are not just unfounded negative stereotypes about 80 million Americans born roughly between 1980 and 2000 (Stein and Sanbrun 3). The authors analyze a decade of sociological research. In this article, they examine the overwhelming negative data about Millennials and argue that rather than being inherently self-centered or overconfident, Millennials are just adapting quickly to a world undergoing rapid technological change. In this article they use a factual tone. The authors effectively use the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, and logos to convince a mainstream audience that Millennials are adapting quickly through expert testimony and scientific data. While interviewing psychology professors, and english professors, the authors use a Journalistic approach as they employ a logos appeal for their article “The New Greatest Generation,” meanwhile convincing the mainstream audience that Millennials are adapting quickly to their ever evolving with technology and social media driven world. A psychology professor at California State University at Dominquez hills...
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...Generational Diversity 1. Define the millennial generation, explain their major characteristics and discuss what makes this group so significant in today’s society. The millennial generation includes Americans ages 18-29. This generation is more ethnically and racially diverse than older generations, less religious, and less likely to have served in the military. This generation is also on track to become the most educated generation in American history, making them very significant to society. The millennial generation is also consumed with technology and social networking. 2. Compare and contrast the Millennials with the other generations identified by Pew. Drawing from your own experience, identify and describe an example of an individual from your own experience that reflects the characteristics of each generation. The millennial generation is less likely to have served in the military compared to Gen Xers, the Baby Boomers and the Silent generation. The use and knowledge of technology is the reason Millennials feel they are distinguished from other generations, however, Gen Xers also cite technology as their generation’s biggest source of distinctiveness. Of the four generations, Millennials are the only one that doesn’t claim “work ethic” as a contributor to distinctiveness. Millennials, however, are the most open to change followed closely by Gen Xers. My great-grandmother would be an example from the Silent generation. She experienced the great depression...
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...terms. In the first box I typed Millennials, in the second box I put workplace traits and in the third box I put generation x. When I searched I had over 1,000 hits so I narrowed it down by, using academic journals, then I narrowed down the years to 2008 threw 2013 and to make it even smaller I put I wanted full text which left me with 32 articles. After that I went threw about 15 before going back to the second article I came across and used. When I clicked on it, it gave me a description and all the information I would need and then rerouted me to ERIC to view the full text. 2) Summarization of the article LEADING THE CHARGE FOR CHANGE by: Susan Emeagwali Millennials, also known as generation Y, and the Net generation is someone born between 1982 to 2004. The Millennials are a generation like no other, with our love for technology, social networking, collaboration as well innovation, Our generation is forcing people to take us seriously in corporate America. The Millennials are asking the baby boomers as well as generation X to reevaluate how they do business in order to accommodate our generation; this is because we are the first digital generation in recorded history. Each generation has a persona, with core traits, the seven core traits of Millennials are: • Special: Older generations have done much to protect and nurture the Millennials, instilling in them their importance to their parents and to the nation. • Sheltered: Millennials have been the focus of the most...
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...Entrepreneur article, “This is How Millennials Want to Be Managed,” Rob Reuteman explains how companies have to adapt Millennials, also known as Generation Y. The author uses surveys like from the Harvard Business Review and PricewaterhouseCoopers to explain what Millennials want from their employers. He also gives examples by using his interviews with other authors, a consultant and a CEO. This paper will analyze Reuteman’s article from the main points of who are Millennials, what issues the companies are facing by hiring Generation Y, and solutions for this “culture clash.” The first argument of the article is how to help minimize the frustration between older managers and Millennials. Lisa Orrell is the author of “Millennials Incorporated” and she advises companies on how to deal with Generation Y. She points out that Millennials do not feel valued or respected. One of the issues companies asks Orrell is “how to reduce the friction in the workplace?,” I could not agree more with her explanation that people will leave their managers, not the company. Companies need to adapt and “fire mediocre managers.” Reuteman mentions Dan Epstein to back up his arguments about the “culture clash” between Baby Boomers and Generation Y. Epstein is CEO of ReSource Pro, and 90 percent of his employees are Millennials. He sees a problem with mangers who expect millennials to respond well to the same training they received. This leads to a culture clash as millennials expect more accolades and faster...
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...Identifying the specific reason why Millennials have the lowest voting turning out rate than any other generation in history has been a question political analyst have been trying to determine for years. Millennials between 18 and 29 years old are approximately 550 million, yet they fail to out number the older generations during elections (Matta and Martin 1). Now, for the upcoming 2016 Presidential Election, it will be the first time the Millennial eligibility voting population will equal that of Baby Boomers. Investigating the reason for the absence of Millennials at the voting polls during the last decade of elections is important because if organized they are capable of having a major influence in shaping the government. When investigating...
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...Defining Millennials So how do you define the term Millennials? The term Millennials is usually considered to apply to individuals who reached adulthood around the turn of the 21st century. The precise delineation varies from one source to another; however, Neil Howe and William Strauss authors of the 1991 book Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069, are credited with coining the term. Howe and Strauss define the Millennial cohort as consisting of individuals born between 1982 and 2004. Overall, the earliest proposed birthdate for Millennials is 1976 and the latest 2004. Given that a familial generation in developed nations lies somewhere between 25 and 30 years, we might reasonably consider those the start and end points (techtarget.com). Millennials grew up in an electronics-filled, increasingly online, and socially networked world. They are the generation that has received the most marketing attention. As the most ethnically diverse generation, Millennials tend to be tolerant of difference. Having been raised under the mantra "follow your dreams" and being told they were special, they tend to be confident. While largely a positive trait, the Millennial generation’s confidence has been argued to spill over into the realms of entitlement and narcissism. They are often seen as slightly more optimistic about the future of America as other generations -- despite the fact that they are the first generation since the Silent Generation that is expected to be...
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...In the article entitled “Is this generation really more informed?” by Palder and Syeda, talks about different opinions on whether or not Millennials are more informed than previous generations. In order to be a Millennial, you have to be around the ages of 13-32. Millennials are not more informed than previous generations, because they are given the choice of what to look at online, they are learning about unimportant information, and they don’t take the opportunity to learn more. Millennials have many resources to look at the news, however they do not take the opportunity to read about what is going on in the world. Previous generations care about the news, more than Millennials do. The AVID Weekly article states that, “In 2012, a Pew Research survey reported that members of the Silent and Boomer generations spent almost twice the amount of time following the news as Millennials.” This proves that previous...
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