Identification of Generational Differences in public Organizations Employees

Jalali, Ahmad; Delkhah, Jalil; Afsar, Amir

doi:10.30473/ipom.2019.43993.3449

Document Type : Descriptive

Authors

¹ MSc Student, Department of Human Resources Management, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

² Assistant Prof, Department of Management and Planning, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Assistant Prof, Department of Industrial Management, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.30473/ipom.2019.43993.3449

Abstract

Human resource management today is more than ever encountered with the diversity of human resources in the organization. One of the factors of this diversity, in addition to other differences, is the difference between generations. The difference between generations has always been a problem. The purpose of the present research is to identify the generational differences between employees of public organizations. This research in terms of approach and strategy is in the category of qualitative research. Also, the present study is descriptive-exploratory type. The statistical population of the present study was executives and assistants of public agencies and organizations of Qazvin province. In order to identify the differences a semi-structured deep interview was conducted with 19 managers and deputies of executive and governmental agencies. After collecting data, theme analysis was used to analyze the interviews. The results showed that the staff of the studied organizations can be classified into three young, middle-aged and experienced generations. The extracted human resource differences related to the field of human resources were categorized into five dimensions :occupational, personality, educational, technical and motivational.

Keywords

20.1001.1.2322522.1398.7.0.19.5

Main Subjects

Modeling

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Public Organizations Management

Identification of Generational Differences in public Organizations Employees

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Volume 7, Issue 3 - Serial Number 27
July 2019
Pages 137-154

Identification of Generational Differences in public Organizations Employees

References

References

Volume 7, Issue 3 - Serial Number 27July 2019Pages 137-154

Volume 7, Issue 3 - Serial Number 27
July 2019
Pages 137-154