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In the Pipeline: The New Generations of IT Professionals

In the Pipeline: The New Generations of IT Professionals

Jannie M. Buitenhuis
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781609605353|ISBN10: 1609605357|EISBN13: 9781609605360
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-535-3.ch011
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Buitenhuis, Jannie M. "In the Pipeline: The New Generations of IT Professionals." Managing IT Human Resources: Considerations for Organizations and Personnel, edited by Jerry Luftman, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 150-177. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-535-3.ch011

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Buitenhuis, J. M. (2011). In the Pipeline: The New Generations of IT Professionals. In J. Luftman (Ed.), Managing IT Human Resources: Considerations for Organizations and Personnel (pp. 150-177). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-535-3.ch011

Chicago

Buitenhuis, Jannie M. "In the Pipeline: The New Generations of IT Professionals." In Managing IT Human Resources: Considerations for Organizations and Personnel, edited by Jerry Luftman, 150-177. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-535-3.ch011

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Abstract

New generations of Information Technology (IT) professionals are entering and preparing to enter the pipeline for a challenging IT career. This chapter will present their characteristics, compare them to the previous generations, and discuss how the different generations can be effectively deployed in IT organizations. The four key characteristics of the new generations are: First of all, the new generations of IT professionals realize that the globe has become an open and connected system. Their organization should operate as a holistic brain as well, with information-processing as the center. Second, they wonder why Information Technology should stand alone. They want to talk about Community Technology. In other words: all of the technologies needed to support communities. Sharing, creating, and utilizing knowledge in an all-embracing ‘space’ determined by location and time, is the third aspect that characterizes the new generations. They do not let knowledge flow only virtually, or physically or mentally. They let it flow in all those ‘spaces’. Fourth, they want their organization to take care of the planet: their planet. They are non wasteful, and they still keep in mind people and profit. The effective IT department understands the differences in generations and how to adapt and leverage the above characteristics.

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