Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
Over the past decade management practitioners have sought to understand the career expectations of the Millennial generation - those born between 1979 and 1994 (Myers and Sadaghiani, 2010) - who are rapidly becoming a dominant force in the global economy. As workers from the Baby Boomer generation move towards retirement, organization leaders are becoming more interested in understanding how to attract and retain millennial employees most effectively (Walmsley, 2007). A large body of research is devoted to uncovering the career expectations of millennial workers, so that practitioners can better understand them. Findings suggest Millennial have high expectations regarding career success as well as work-life balance and are not loyal to their employers (Hershatter and Epstein, 2010; Ng et al., 2010; Smith, 2010).
Recommended Citation
Porschitz, E., Guo, C., & Alves, J. (2012). ‘Going through the mist’: Early career transitions of Chinese millennial returnees. In Ng, E.S., Lyons, S.T. & Schweitzer, L. (Eds.). Managing the new workforce: International perspectives on the millennial generation (pp. 86-106). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
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Comments
ISBN 9780857933003