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JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Employee Engagement: Generational Differences in the Workforce
Author(s): Patricia A. Lapoint, Ann Liprie-Spence
Citation: Patricia A. Lapoint, Ann Liprie-Spence , (2017) "Employee Engagement: Generational Differences in the Workforce," Journal of Organizational Psychology, Vol. 17, Iss. 5 , pp. 118-128
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
One of the most important issues to emerge over the past 40 years has been the increasing diversity of the workforce. These differences can be attributed to age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic background, education, experience, and other characteristics. Today, there are four different generations in the workforceBaby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and the Millennials. Generational differences contribute an additional complexity and challenge to management. One specific area of interest is the influence of ones generation to the engagement of the employee. This study examines the differences in employee engagement across the three generations currently in the labor forceBaby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials. Data were collected from published articles and a survey. The survey instrument was distributed through a centralized national company of smaller owned companies. A sample was drawn from a list of these companies. Statistical methods were applied to the results.
