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GenXers vs. boomers vs. matures: Generational comparisons of public employee motivation

The similarities and differences between 3 age cohorts of public employees - Generation X, Baby Boomers and Matures - on 15 motivational factors are discussed. While substantial differences are broadly observed between the generations outside the public sector organizational context, these age-based...

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Published in:Review of public personnel administration 1998-10, Vol.18 (4), p.18
Main Authors: Jurkiewicz, Carole L, Brown, Roger G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The similarities and differences between 3 age cohorts of public employees - Generation X, Baby Boomers and Matures - on 15 motivational factors are discussed. While substantial differences are broadly observed between the generations outside the public sector organizational context, these age-based categories of public employees are nearly identical in the governmental workplace. The few differences found can be ascribed to life and career stages as opposed to cohort specific sociological influences. The principal implications for recruiting, motivation, training, retention, and human resource processes are discussed.
ISSN:0734-371X
1552-759X