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Chapter 23
Handbook of Research on Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts
Cohorts who shared similar cultural experiences during their formative years.
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Leveraging Intergenerational Diversity to Meet Business Goals
Sherita L. Jackson (Thomson Reuters IP Management Services, USA)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch023
Abstract
In recent years, the concept of generational diversity has gained increasing recognition in the United States. Each generation is shaped by historical, social, and cultural events that are unique to that particular age cohort. The purpose of this chapter is to help scholars, researchers, organizational leaders, practitioners, and graduate students understand diversity among generational cohorts and employ practices to utilize the wealth of knowledge that exists within today’s multigenerational workforce. This chapter will describe the four generations in today’s workplace and discuss gaps that can cause conflict. This chapter also provides tips and best practices for leveraging intergenerational diversity as well as scenarios and examples that demonstrate best practices. The result is a cohesive and productive workplace that respects multigenerational perspectives.
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Chapter 17
The Differences in Leadership Styles Among Generations
A group of individuals that share birth years, age, geographic location, and have experienced the same important life events at their life’s specific stages.
Published in Chapter: The Differences in Leadership Styles Among Generations; From: Handbook of Research on Recent Perspectives on Management, International Trade, and Logistics
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Chapter 1
Generations and Intergenerational Learning
This term refers to a group of people who are born and live around the same time, usually sharing some common experiences and views.
Published in Chapter: Generations and Intergenerational Learning; From: Perspectives on Empowering Intergenerational Relations in Educational Organizations
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Chapter 8
Understanding Intergenerational Communication at Schools
A group of people who were born in approximately the same years, have witnessed similar historical and social events, and have a common opinion, worldview, and experience of certain events and phenomena.
Published in Chapter: Understanding Intergenerational Communication at Schools; From: Perspectives on Empowering Intergenerational Relations in Educational Organizations
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Chapter 25
Cellular Automata-Basics: Applications in Problem Solving
The outcome with the integration of changes from the initial state with the advancement in time.
Published in Chapter: Cellular Automata-Basics: Applications in Problem Solving; From: Handbook of Research on Natural Computing for Optimization Problems
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Chapter 22
Generation, Collection, and Recycling of Used and End-of-Life Mobile Phones
Quantity of mobile phones that enter a waste stream before recycling.
Published in Chapter: Generation, Collection, and Recycling of Used and End-of-Life Mobile Phones; From: Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior
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Chapter 174
Nelder-Mead Evolutionary Hybrid Algorithms
A term used in evolutionary algorithms that corresponds to an iteration of the outermost loop.
Published in Chapter: Nelder-Mead Evolutionary Hybrid Algorithms; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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Chapter 7
Connecting With Generation Z Through Social Media
A collective group of people born during the same span of years, influenced by world and geopolitical events, and shared/common experiences and cultural elements.
Published in Chapter: Connecting With Generation Z Through Social Media; From: Preparing the Higher Education Space for Gen Z
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Chapter 5
Effective Management of Generational Dynamics in the Workplace
A group of people born in the same general time span who share some of the same life experiences.
Published in Chapter: Effective Management of Generational Dynamics in the Workplace; From: Five Generations and Only One Workforce: How Successful Businesses Are Managing a Multigenerational Workforce
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Chapter 5
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Intergenerational Diversity
Group of individuals that cohort on a specific time and have the same references, literature places them in a time period of 20 years between one another.
Published in Chapter: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Intergenerational Diversity; From: Leadership Perspectives on Effective Intergenerational Communication and Management
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Chapter 167
Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms
A term used in evolutionary algorithms that roughly corresponds to each iteration of the outermost loop. The offspring obtained in one generation become the parents of the next.
Published in Chapter: Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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Chapter 27
Marketing Strategies for the Generation “C” Consumer Behavior: An Overview for the GSM Market in Turkey
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Chapter 13
The Model for Applying the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of Different Generations in Bangkok and Its Vicinity
Defined as the average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
Published in Chapter: The Model for Applying the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of Different Generations in Bangkok and Its Vicinity; From: Handbook of Research on Innovation and Development of E-Commerce and E-Business in ASEAN
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Chapter 11
Authentic Leadership: Does Age Influence How Leadership Is Perceived? An Empirical Study
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Chapter 17
Routines as a Perspective for HR-Professionals: Diversity as a Driver for Routines
A group of people who were born and lived (or are living) around the same time.
Published in Chapter: Routines as a Perspective for HR-Professionals: Diversity as a Driver for Routines; From: Handbook of Research on Human Resources Strategies for the New Millennial Workforce
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Chapter 6
Generational Differences in the Workplace?: Let's Ask the Managers!
A sociological concept that describes an observable group of individuals who are born within the same temporal and socio-cultural framework and who have experienced the same formative events during adolescence, resulting in a common set of values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Published in Chapter: Generational Differences in the Workplace?: Let's Ask the Managers!; From: Global Applications of Multigenerational Management and Leadership in the Transcultural Era
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Chapter 5
Meta-Narrative of Immigration: A Study on Migration and the Presentation of Immigration in Fatih Akin's Films
It refers to the age difference between people of the same race living in foreign country. This difference causes them to experience their immigration experiences in different ways.
Published in Chapter: Meta-Narrative of Immigration: A Study on Migration and the Presentation of Immigration in Fatih Akin's Films; From: Handbook of Research on Narrative Interactions
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Chapter 67
Evolution not Revolution in Next-Generation Wireless Telephony
Type or class of product, service, system, and software, usually in comparison to an earlier type
Published in Chapter: Evolution not Revolution in Next-Generation Wireless Telephony; From: Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition
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Chapter 16
Basic Concepts of Electric Power System Planning: Contracting for Reliability and Cost Effectiveness
The process of generating power based on statistical analysis, and reliability indices to ensure continuous energy supply.
Published in Chapter: Basic Concepts of Electric Power System Planning: Contracting for Reliability and Cost Effectiveness; From: Innovative and Agile Contracting for Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0
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Chapter 22
A Study on the Digital Game Addiction Tendency of Generation Z Individuals
It consists of individuals who are born on the same years within the certain period.
Published in Chapter: A Study on the Digital Game Addiction Tendency of Generation Z Individuals; From: Handbook of Research on Perspectives on Society and Technology Addiction
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Chapter 9
Resolving Intergenerational Conflicts: Promoting Peaceful Solutions
Groups of people who were born in different periods and whose characters can be shaped by the characteristics of the period they are in.
Published in Chapter: Resolving Intergenerational Conflicts: Promoting Peaceful Solutions; From: Perspectives on Empowering Intergenerational Relations in Educational Organizations
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Chapter 2
Understanding Human Resources Needs in Tourism: A Competittive Advantage
A group which can be identified by year of birth, age, location, and significant events that create their personality. It can be developed by significant life events such as pandemics, new technologies, wars or major economic or political transitions. These events form the personality, values, and expectations of that generation.
Published in Chapter: Understanding Human Resources Needs in Tourism: A Competittive Advantage; From: Handbook of Research on Human Capital and People Management in the Tourism Industry
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Chapter 27
Aesthetics Perceptions of Social Media Generations
A community of people who share common habits, culture, and time zone.
Published in Chapter: Aesthetics Perceptions of Social Media Generations; From: Handbook of Research on Aestheticization of Violence, Horror, and Power
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Chapter 7
Intergenerational Space
Generations are born at a certain period; It is a group of people who have similar behaviors because they are influenced by the economic, technological, educational, cultural, artistic and political developments at the time of their birth.
Published in Chapter: Intergenerational Space; From: Perspectives on Empowering Intergenerational Relations in Educational Organizations
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Chapter 10
Creating Relationships Based on Emotional Bonds With Generation Y in Virtual Environment: A Mediating Role of Gender
A group of individuals born in close proximity, who share the same conditions of the same period, and undertaking similar responsibilities or involved in a particular activity.
Published in Chapter: Creating Relationships Based on Emotional Bonds With Generation Y in Virtual Environment: A Mediating Role of Gender; From: Handbook of Research on Contemporary Consumerism
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Chapter 58
Effective Management of Generational Dynamics in the Workplace
A group of people born in the same general time span who share some of the same life experiences.
Published in Chapter: Effective Management of Generational Dynamics in the Workplace; From: Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management
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Chapter 4
Nature Inspired Methods for Multi-Objective Optimization
A term used in nature inspired algorithms that roughly corresponds to each iteration of the outermost loop, where the existing population is replaced with a new one.
Published in Chapter: Nature Inspired Methods for Multi-Objective Optimization; From: Handbook of Research on Machine Learning Applications and Trends: Algorithms, Methods, and Techniques
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Chapter 7
Globally Responsible Intergenerational Leadership
People born within the same time period in a society, sharing similar behaviors, attitudes, likes, beliefs, values, and preferences.
Published in Chapter: Globally Responsible Intergenerational Leadership; From: Intergenerational Governance and Leadership in the Corporate World: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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Chapter 3
Change and Innovation as Viewed by Teachers From Different Generations: Similarity and Diversity
A generation may be conceived of as an age group sharing common events and experiences that are usually associated with having been born within a similar time frame. These groups share an age category, and its members are supposed to share the common events and experiences in similar biographical phases, including formative phases, which are considered to be especially important.
Published in Chapter: Change and Innovation as Viewed by Teachers From Different Generations: Similarity and Diversity; From: Perspectives on Empowering Intergenerational Relations in Educational Organizations
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