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Generational Diversity and Work Values

Mar 20, 2017

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Published in: Journal of Hotel Business & Management

Shorouq Eletter Moyaid Sulieman Loay AlNaji

Work values are a significant factor that impacts employees’ job satisfaction and their commitment to work. Understanding generational diversity among employees and using the right strategy to manage them are important for organizational success. Diversity across generations was theorised and applied in Western cultures. This research investigated if generational diversity can be expanded equally to United Arab Emirates workforce. A sample of university employees was surveyed. Employees as a whole identified extrinsic factors such as job security, intrinsic interest, social, and power work values as the most important values. The results revealed that there are no variations in work values.

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