 Generation Issues in Different IndustriesEric Bolland and Carlos Lopes Chapter Chapter 4 in Generations and Work, 2014, pp 103-129 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to address the matter of how similar or how different generational issues are among different industries. This applies to work situations as it has throughout this book. The generation issues have to do with the motivation, attitudes, and preferences of workers of different generations. We have previously found in the general survey that the idea of generations does not have much explanatory power regarding worker motivation, attitudes, and preferences. That was all done with the general survey that included respondents from many different industries. In this chapter, we will report and analyze survey research that is industry specific. The industries studied are casual dining where we obtained 865 employee surveys from one company. Another 82 respondents participated in a survey of a water utility and another survey of 59 was conducted at a small hospital. There were 86 education sector respondents. In addition, a survey of employees working in the equine industry is included. It had 91 respondents. Keywords: Younger Individual; Leadership Style; Baby Boomer; Water Utility; Work Ethic (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-34822-7_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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