Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 23 Issue 8

Generational differences at work: introduction and overview

Keith Macky, Dianne Gardner, Stewart Forsyth

This introduction seeks to provide a brief background to the notion that there are generational differences at work and to introduce the papers included in this special issue of…

Generational differences in psychological traits and their impact on the workplace

Jean M. Twenge, Stacy M. Campbell

The purpose of this paper is to review data from 1.4 million people who completed personality, attitude, psychopathology, or behavior scales between the 1930s and the present and…

Generational differences in personality and motivation: Do they exist and what are the implications for the workplace?

Melissa Wong, Elliroma Gardiner, Whitney Lang, Leah Coulon

The purpose of this research is to examine whether personality and motivational driver differences exist across three generations of working Australians: Baby Boomers, Gen Xs, and…

Generational differences in work values, outcomes and person‐organisation values fit

Lucy Cennamo, Dianne Gardner

The purpose of this paper is to investigate differences between three generational groups currently in the workforce (Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y), in work…

Exploring four generations' beliefs about career: Is “satisfied” the new “successful”?

Nicky Dries, Roland Pepermans, Evelien De Kerpel

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether four different generations (Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y) hold different beliefs about career…

Learning orientation, organizational commitment and talent retention across generations: A study of European managers

Alessia D'Amato, Regina Herzfeldt

The purpose of this study is to test the relationships of learning, organizational commitment and talent retention across managerial generations in Europe.

Note from the publisher

Vicky Williams