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Articles
Our research team gathered and read these articles along with multiple reports and books. From our resources we put together a list of common themes that we found to assess who Millennials actually are, what attracts Millennials to a workplace, and what would keep them there. Our themes are as follows: definition, technology, social values, and leadership styles.
Solutions for Retaining Generation Y Employees in the Workplace
Business Renaissance Quarterly . Fall2008, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p43-58.
Lowe, Debra; Levitt, Kenneth J.; Wilson, Terry (2008)
Focusing on Millennials and how their values differ from other generations still in the workplace, this article examines Millennials' needs and how to retain them based on those values. This article touches on different challenges and opportunities that are presented when welcoming in 'Generation Y' and offers a balanced approach to working with multiple generations inside one workplace.
Boomers & Millennials Define the New Workplace
Trends E-Magazine (2009)
There is a need to attract and retain Millennials in the workforce as the recession is over and jobs are picking up. 'Baby boomers' refuse to retire while younger workers are increasingly being hired. This article examines the Millennial generation and what will keep them motivated to work in current organizations. The top factors for retention were: modularity, flexibility, opportunities for volunteer work, progressive policies in the workplace and intergenerational mentoring. The article also examines generational values in the workplace and how to adapt an organization to meet the needs of each generation.
Millennials in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective on Millennials' Organizational Relationships and Performance
Karen K. Myers, Kamyab Sadaghiani (2010)
Millennials have distinct characteristics that many other generations find hard to accept in the workplace. This article uses popular press, popular literature, and empirical studies to decipher stereotypes and determine what characteristics are true. Mostly focused on communication and relations in the workplace, the article goes over Millennials' desires for communication, their expectations, how they use team relationships, their knowledge of IT, and their understanding of diversity. This article voices most of the concerns that managers of older generations tend to have toward Millennials, but it also dispels these myths and shines a light on how the stereotypes are actually useful for the workplace.
Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce: From the GI Generation to the Millennials
DelCampo, R., Knippel, L., Haggerty, L., and Haney, M. (2011).
Millennials
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