Generations and Work

by Bolland, Eric; Mirza, Sal; Lopes, Carlos

• ISBN13: 9781137350572
• ISBN10: 1137350571
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-10-16
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This comprehensive, research-based study of different generations in the workplace in the United States is based on an extensive national survey of workers and four separate industry-specific surveys. Generations and Work examines and provides answers to the most common issues and problems of multigenerational work. The discovery of differences and commonalities between and among generations sheds light on the realities of intergenerational work rather than suppositions about intergenerational work which abound in the mass media.

The depictions of general characteristics of baby boomers and millennials are limited because they deal only with measures of central tendency, not variations within the population. This truer look at generations examines both differences and commonalities and thus discovers a more accurate depiction of generations at work. Bolland and Lopes provide a book for managers and students of workplace sociology a guide, and a guide for managing employees who come from different generations.

Author Biography

Eric Bolland is Professor and Chair of the Midway College Business Division. He has taught over 140 courses with high student evaluations. He has practitioner experience at several professional outlets including: TDS Telecom, Alliant Energy and CUNA Mutual Group.
 
Carlos Lopes has a doctorate in economics from the University of Kentucky and was a staff economist for the State of Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. He has published in the field and is a full time faculty member at Midway College. He previously taught economics at Asbury College. His research interests are public finance, public choice/political economy and labor economics as well as workforce demographics. His publications and presentations include articles on Kentucky economics and housing foreclosures in Kentucky, fiscal policy and interstate migration, population heterogeneity and government as well as pork barrel spending and political party affiliation. Dr. Lopes has extensive knowledge of research methodologies and will be the lead data analysis for the book.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Plan of the Book
2. The Concept of Generations
3. Age Based Job Motivators and Generational Conflict
4. Generation Issues in Different Industries
5. How Generations Impact Businesses
6. Does Generation Matter?
7. Diagnosing and Solving Age Issues
8. Conclusions and a New Model for Age and Work