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    the millennial generation, are failing in various ways. Living in New York, Oleksinski finds himself constantly scrutinizing the actions of millennials, and through his writing, he hopes to correct societies imperfections. By addressing modern-day millennial actions in a sarcastic and exaggerated manner, Oleksinski measures correctly the degree at which society is failing. Johnny Oleksinski, a millennial himself, claims that his own generation is the “lousiest generation” due to things as

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    The workforce nowadays is flocked with Generation Ys/Millennials. A generation that is self-expressive, knowledgeable and feels entitled. This tech-savvy generation will be a powerful workforce if managed properly. Millennials want to be valued as individuals and have chances to channel their creative ideas. Autocratic leadership with its dominant and authoritative style is more likely to cause counterproductive work behavior in millennials. Democratic leadership, which Millennials could participate

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    Organisational culture is a source of competitive advantage and according to education-portal (2015), organisational culture is defined as “a shared system of assumptions, values and beliefs, which governs how people behave in organisations”. These shared values will influence how employees of the organisation will perform, act and dress. Furthermore, “Every organisation develops and maintains a unique culture” and this will create guidelines for how members of the organisation will behave. The

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    the multi-generation workforce. The specific focus is upon Generation ‘X’ and the Millennium Generation which are the two primary groups comprising the new workforce. Lawsson R.D. - Identifying and Managing Diversity of Workforce 216 Business Intelligence Journal January OBJECTIVE The objective of this work is to complete a research proposal on the comparison of work values for gaining of knowledge for management of the multigeneration workforce. The specific focus is upon Generation ‘X’

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    by generations. Generations are described as a series of people around the same age who because of their similar experiences in the world share overlapping worldviews and beliefs based on the times they grew up in (Berkup, Turkey, 208). Studies done by the Mediterranean Journal of Social Science states that there has been as many as five chronological Generations, starting from: the Traditionalists of 1900-1945, Baby Boomers in 1946-1964, Generation X, lasting from 1965 to 1979, Generation Y from

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    As an emerging young professional and proud member of Gen-Y, I find it increasingly important to create a dialogue about a relevant but seemingly obscure topic: corporate/organizational culture. In my exploration of culture, I consistently identified a gap between perception and realty as it pertains to Millennials’ role in shaping the contemporary workforce. Generations that came before us (pre-1980’s) by and large tend to vilify Millennials’ work habits; baby boomers in particular are at a loss

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    Society is built upon generations. As in now, this society is emerging the generation of millennials. Who are the millennials? The millennials are the generation that changed society in its whole. Millennials are those that were born in the peak of the evolution of technology. We expanded that technology. Millennials are adaptive to the world, we make it our own, and we built it upon our need and the rest of the society 's needs. Past generations were not capacitated to do what millennials are capable

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    their children, and would enjoy this happy-go-lucky lifestyle. However, this fantasy of a family evolved over time, and the idea of a nuclear family curtailed. New generations were created that opposed the idea of a nuclear family, and began to reject society’s values: Generation X and Generation Z. In addition to the new generations, there was a development to the word “family”, as many families differed from the traditional template of a mother, a father, and children; changing the idea of a

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    in the workforce based on the United States, Bureau of Labor Statistics a federal agencies reporting to the Office of Personal Management, known as the federal government. The federal government is a perfect snapshot of how four different generations collaborate and work together, supporting and running our federal government. I think about 911 quite often; my company lost eleven victims was in the office at the World Trade Center. Back then, if the Department of Homeland Security collaborated

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    The generation from the 1980’s to early 2000’s is known as “Generation Y” or “the Millennial Generation.” This generation receives poor criticism, Ken Moelis states, “ There is a desire for change. There is a millennial generation that doesn’t like what they are seeing, but doesn’t quite know what the solution is.” This quote demonstrates a common theme throughout the millennial population, therefore, the urgency to implement change is underrepresented. This harrowing theme has led me to commit significant

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