Multi generations in the workforce: Building collaboration
Organisations the world over in today's rapid growth context are faced with the challenge of understanding a multi-generational workforce and devising policies and processes to build collaboration between them. In its first part, this article synthesises the literature on generational studies,...
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| description | Organisations the world over in today's rapid growth context are faced with the challenge of understanding a multi-generational workforce and devising policies and processes to build collaboration between them. In its first part, this article synthesises the literature on generational studies, with emphasis on the definition of generations and the characteristics of the generational cohorts. It emphasises that such studies are embedded in the socio-economic-cultural-context and India-specific scholarship must take into account the demographic and economic variations across the country. It then discusses the challenges of multi-generations in the Indian workforce, their impact on leadership styles and managerial practices, and the task of building inter-generational collaboration with an eminent panel of practitioners and researchers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e9371d1155b4542ac63f153db37d5282022-12-22T02:20:41ZengElsevierIIMB Management Review0970-38962012-03-01241486610.1016/j.iimb.2012.01.004Multi generations in the workforce: Building collaborationVasanthi SrinivasanOrganisations the world over in today's rapid growth context are faced with the challenge of understanding a multi-generational workforce and devising policies and processes to build collaboration between them. In its first part, this article synthesises the literature on generational studies, with emphasis on the definition of generations and the characteristics of the generational cohorts. It emphasises that such studies are embedded in the socio-economic-cultural-context and India-specific scholarship must take into account the demographic and economic variations across the country. It then discusses the challenges of multi-generations in the Indian workforce, their impact on leadership styles and managerial practices, and the task of building inter-generational collaboration with an eminent panel of practitioners and researchers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0970389612000055GenerationsIndia |
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| title | Multi generations in the workforce: Building collaboration |
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| title_short | Multi generations in the workforce: Building collaboration |
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