Demographic economics

Creating a Welcoming Workplace for the Older Worker Most organizations have diverse generational cohorts, accounting for veterans, baby boomers, generation X, and generation Y. Senior nurses contribute significantly to the workforce through calmness, experience, professional commitment, hard-work ethic, and decision-making skills (Hatcher, 2006). NM has a responsibility to the organization to alleviate the barriers experienced by the senior staff in the healthcare environment. NM can impact…

The Five Generations in the workplace Walking into an office it is easy to identify the different age groups. In the next few years there will be five generations working together in a variety of jobs. There are a few contributors as to why this is happening. People today have a longer life expectancy due to healthier life styles. People from the older generation are not in a financial position to retire from their jobs. They have to work longer to sustain themselves. They also like working and…

Millennials are the largest living generation and have strong opinions, however, they are the least represented in Washington DC. In the text, “When Millennials Rule,” written by Charlotte Alter, the author addresses the fact that the baby-boomer generation has the most representation in Washington DC, but the millennials are attempting to change the trend. For example, the author pointed out that the millennials are introducing new technology. Furthermore, they are bringing new ideas. Lastly,…

History of Intergenerational Issues Exploring the Intergenerational workforce, there are four dissimilar generations in the workforce currently. From the Traditionalists, to the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials. Which makes it challenging, creating intergenerational issues in the workplace. Besides, complex depending on the group of people that are employed in an organization. However, as managers, is important to understand your employees, their cultural differences, providing all…

Mentoring Multiple Generations For the first time in history, managers have the daunting task of understanding and leading four generations in the workplace. In order to be effective, it is important to understand each generation and the differences among the groups in order to effectively manage the workers. There are many differences between the generations, and this is referred to as a generational gap. In business world today, managers need to implement methods in order to effectively…

We all have our heroes, our idols, we could even call them our gods; their influence to us is superficial, their greatness creates some of the best moments of our lives, we feel an emotional connection with them even though we have never met them. These are celebrities, media personalities, politicians, athletes and even fictional characters whom through the different forms of media collectively create and become the foundations of our pop culture that heavily influence our lives from fashion,…

This story begins with the narrator describing the town of Dunwich for many pages talking about how old it is and how it was home to many strange things. It then flashes back to a child being born by the name of Wilbur who was the son of the Whatelys. These people were known to be born of inbreeding which may have been the cause of the son maturing way quicker than any other normal child. By the age of 1 he was able to speak perfectly and a few years later could walk and run perfectly. At 7 this…

fundamental pattern of a person’s life at any particular time. An individual's life structure is generally formed by the social and physical surroundings, where for most individuals, life is primarily structured by family and work in addition to religion, economic status and race. Levinson contends that the human life cycle comprises a sequence of four eras (lasting for approximately twenty-five years each). The four seasonal cycles described by Levinson…

second survey instrument to be utilized is a measure of demographics. A list of demographic information to be collected is as follows: gender, age, family structure, spirituality, and academic standing. Demographic information on gender, age, family structure, spirituality, and academic standing will be collected in this last section of the questionnaire (this is the brief statement). The last section of the questionnaire will collect demographic information such as gender, age, family…

Demographic changes in the United States have led to challenges for public organizations that are tasked with serving shifting target populations (Pitts, 2007). As public administration scholars, we are tasked with understanding the importance of these recent changes in ethnic diversity and its impact on policy making. This paper seeks to answer the following proposed questions: 1) Does descriptive representation matter in bureaucracies? 2) Does descriptive representation lead to policy…