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and also stood out that a culture where the image of youth has become dominant. The prior sitcoms were aiming to focus on the live of nuclear families that father and mother were the center and knew the best, which represented the generation of Baby Boomer. In contrast, “Friends” centered on the characters’ own lives with angst, ambition, fluid notion of family, and youth culture. It was considered a dominant theme on mass sitcoms, which reflected a mainstream trend in the society. A generation X

Many organizations employ all four. First is the Veterans generation. Members were born before 1946. Next is the Baby Boomers generation. These employees were born from 1946 – 1964. The third generation to discuss is Generation X. These people were born from 1965 through 1980. The fourth generation that is currently comprising the workforce is Generation Y, born from

1960s. Generally, the baby boomers are a large cohort of educated, skilled, wealthier and motivated individuals. Baby boomer work motives revolve around organizational loyalty, monetary rewards, merit, appreciation, and promotions. Baby boomers will seek to remain active, volunteer, advocate for improvement, are goal-oriented, competitive, and traditional in a sense of values. Millennial Generation Human resource managers face constraints as newer generations enter the workforce, needing to adjust

example, a baby boomer can adjust their lifestyle and attitudes to be more like the younger generations. Family, culture, gender, sexuality, beliefs, location, social class, peers, school and media are all factors that can influence how a person may fit into a certain generation. Due to these factors, many questions can be asked about this theory differing between people born in different countries, people of different cultural, and of different social classes and status. Baby Boomers Prophet (Idealist)

After looking at this information there are some good opportunities that eBay could capitalize on. First, a good target market would be the “Baby Boomer” generation. This generation’s age demographic falls into the 45-64 year range which makes up about 30% of internet usage in the United States. With the rise of smart phone technology, even the Baby Boomers are catching on to the trend. Roughly about 15% of smart phone users are over 55 years old and with the

significance than the Baby Boom”(Monhollon, xiii). The late 40’s and all through the 50’s was marked the baby boom era. During this time, soldiers were returning home from the war and were extremely excited to see their families. The Great Depression had delayed the increase of births in the 1930’s, but when World War II was over families wanted to take advantage of the fact that they had finally been reunited. Women started having more children and Canada’s birth rate skyrocketed. The baby boom had a huge

human resource practitioners have to cope with in meeting the diverse needs of the contemporary workforce, the three most influential ones are shortage of labor, globalization, and the differing needs and expectations of a workforce spanning from Baby Boomers to Generation Y. This paper will discuss the above critical factors that need to be paid more attention in human resource strategies with supporting materials ranging from theories of human resource practice to modern day issues. 2. Body 2.1 Shortage

Introduction After being with my company for over twenty years there have been many organizational changes. In my role as a hiring manager, it is important to understand the generational differences between employees. Generational terms like, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and whatever comes next may be indicative of general patterns. However, we must be mindful that, while each generation develops a kind of collective identity, generational stereotypes must be seen for what they are,

Generation Y employees (born between 1980 and 1994) learn in different ways than the baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964). Critically evaluate this assertion, through reference to learning theory covered in this Unit and scholarly research on the subject of age influences on adult learning. The modern workplace has for the first time seen several generations of workers such as the Baby Boomers (born between the years of 1945-1964) and Generation Y (born between the years 1980-1994)

1) a Like many generations before it, the Baby Boomers are a unique, influential generation of human beings that have embarked on great creations and movements that shaped the world we live in now. Baby Boomers are responsible for the inventions of the World Wide Web, Apple 2, the disposable cell phone, and Viagra as well as starting movements like Women’s Liberation, Environmentalism, and Gay and Lesbian Rights (Madjaroff, 2014). Although it is symbolic for its high birth rate, it is