Cultural generations

au/australia/five-year-age-groups The reason we have chosen this segment is to reflect the receiving end of shared economy as baby boomers participate mostly as service providers in economy-sharing resources. Characteristics: While some characteristics of this generation assist them in embracing shared economy, others…

The concept of generation has evolved throughout times, expanding globally and socially on a vast area of interest. The global generations have encountered major traumatic events which are now historical in the 20th century. In fact, the growth of global communication, broadcast, and technology has enhanced the way people communicate from national wide standpoint. As well as technology itself, varies of device such as television, radio, automobiles have been invented during those times to make…

This report is a critique on article “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation” written by Joel Stein published in TIME on May 9, 2013. The article is a wide explanation of the age, Millennials, the offspring of baby boomers and people born from 1982 to 2000. This article carries a huge information related to millennials’ nature, religion, comparison to other nation’s millennials and age groups, their political participa-tions, their careers, family relations, their behaviour and relation with…

Shifting Generations Contemporary World Literature contemplates an array of different political, societal and cultural issues. In this globalization era where the imminent information revolution has taken place, magically unifying the entire world. Migration among countries has created a cultural blend of races and ethnicities. Diverse countries now face problems involving political refugees, immigrants, and health concerns. Literature has accompanied this era with important contemporary…

Different generations “see, interpret, and evaluate events differently, and consequently act upon them differently (Adler, 2008, p.72) When communication breaks down between different ages the workplace can turn into an unpleasant and tension filled environment. When there is a lack of communication it is more likely that assumptions will be made. Assumptions can lead to misunderstandings which can lead to negative effects within an organization. Change is a difficult process for any person in…

The Impact of Cultural Background on Nursing Care Over the past 30 years, the nursing workforce has slowly evolved from being composed of primarily young or middle-aged white women, to encompassing individuals of both genders, many races, ethnic cultures, and four generations. The average age of the nurse has increased from 39 to 43, and men as well as minorities have entered the field. Studies show that a diverse healthcare workforce benefits patients because they develop a better connection…

father-in-law, Mike Andridge. Mike is part of Generation X, he is a health teacher at a middle school in Plymouth, MI, and a majority of his co-workers are women. For this reason, I chose to ask him many questions about gender in the workplace. The questions I chose to ask relate to the materials that we have read and discussed throughout the semester. It was very interesting to hear all of Mike’s views and ideas about gender and different generations. I started out the interview by telling…

It is clear that there is a large difference between Millennials and other generations present in the workplace. Millennials are programmed and pressured, they are sheltered, look for structure and instant feedback, have complete confidence in their future, and fear risk and dread failure (Howe). In general there is a difference in the way different generations grew up, the Silent Generation or the Baby Boomers had to worry and deal with many different things that the Millennials have been…

Introduction Today’s organization includes people from different generations and cultures. Generations are categorized by age groups such as Silents, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennial (Generation Y). Baby Boomers are born between 1946 and 1964, Generation X between 1965 and 1980 and Millennials are born after 1980 (American Management Association, 2014). Generational diversity do have benefits which include job appeal, and increase productivity. However, it has created various issues…

organization. But this often cannot be accomplished without a dedicated and highly passionate team of employees. These employees have different backgrounds and are from different generations, which often proves difficult for managers to understand and could lead to further issues in staffing. There are four recognized generations that are a part of workforce today. Each are distinct in its own character traits, assertiveness towards work, values and KSAOs. It is in these differences we will…