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workforce and our society. It would be naive to say that they are a lazy society, when they surpassed Gen X as the largest generation in the U.S workforce. “With its disproportionately large share of immigrants, and at an age of transition from college to the working world, the millennial generation 's workforce is highly likely to grow even farther in the near future.” (Fry, Richard. “ Millennials Surpass Gen Xers as the largest generation in U.S. labor force.” Pew Research Center,. N.P., 2015. Web 20 Nov

The recent changes in technology has been vast comparatively to any other decade. We have come a long way from riding around on horses to modern self-driving cars (Google,2015). From cordless to smart phones. The technology has completely changed the lifestyle of a day-to-day routine. At the moment we are able to do almost everything on a 5” inch touchscreen that would require basically a whole desktop PC just a decade ago or so. Considering that we have come to the tech era, how difficult is it

I. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT A. Societal Environment 1. Economy • Low-negative growth in economy/financial markets (T) • Reduced discretionary spending on goods that are, or are perceived to be, luxuries (T) • Unsettled regional/global conflicts e.g. military and/or terrorist activities (T) • Weak economic conditions in Japan (T) • Global competition (T) • Wholesale market for high quality cut diamonds will provide continuity of supply and pricing (O) • Soft employment market (T)

generation, and just last year, millennials outgrew Generation X to become the largest portion of the U.S. workforce. ------The presence of this generation has already inspired corporations to make massive changes to the way they conduct business. It has been noted that there is a change in each generation especially in regard to what benefits matter the most. --The traditional packages that appealed to baby boomers and Generation X may not be as

difference between people and adjusting to that diverse workforce is not stereotyping but a recognition from one person to another. Although there are four types of generation in the workforce, only three dominates which are the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials. To appropriately define these four generations, I have acquired Davis (Sept. 2014, p. 17-18) descriptions of the four generations in the workplace in the following paragraphs. As evidently defined above, there would be pandemonium in

Gen Y’s have different aims then their parent’s, are extremely adaptable and a have quite an exceptional talent for technology. It is up to businesses to harness the strengths of the youth, guide and incorporate them into their workplace. Norman B. Ryder

will be able to live in harmony as a big multigenerational family. Each generation has certain characteristics and values with which the members of it can identify. Members of Generation X highly value their job and family time; so they try to find a balance between these two aspects of their lives. Generation X are hardworking people, but they are

Gen Y is taking longer to buy houses, and distrust of banks could be to blame. “An Aite survey found that among 20-somethings, more than 1 in 5 reported a decreased trust level in banks over the past year,” (Palmer, Talking Gen Y). In addition to mistrusting banks the job market also slows the generation down because being hired in a recession means Generation Y

qualifications, experiences, self-strengths and limitations. These differences lead to positive things like development, and negative such as collision. Generations that call themself co-workers have known as Veterans (Traditionalists), Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y (Millennials). According to Greg Hammill, “This is the first time in American history that we have had four different generations working side-by-side in the workplace.” (Hammill, FDU Magazine). If these generations combined, this can

Diversity in the workplace is not a new idea or concept. From the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s the majority of people living in the United States were immigrants from other countries including Italy, Russia, and Ireland. Each of the members from these countries spoke different languages, came from different cultures, and had different customs and work ethics. Acceptance to them was fought for in the workplace in industries such as coal, steel, automobile manufacturing, and other labor forces