Case Study: Gen Y in the Workforce “Ru Brd?”

CASE STUDY: Gen Y in the Workforce “RU BRD?”

Leonard Lim Tan Chieh Lee Zoe Lee Ang Kai Ye Hannah Ho Rebecca Khoo

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Agenda

1. What are the sources of generational conflict between Josh Lewis and Sarah Bennet? How do their values differ? ( pg 121, 122- table of values) 2. What are the sources of job dissatisfaction for Josh? What are the sources of job dissatisfaction for Sarah? In both cases, consider the discrepancy between the wanted and received job outcomes and issues of fairness

3. Was Josh correct to bypass Sarah and intervene directly with studio head Sam Smithstone?

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4. In this series of events, could Josh have acted more effectively? Could Sarah have acted more effectively? In each case, explain your reasoning. 5. What Should Sarah do right now? Should she punish Josh, or commend his diligence, or invite him to the meeting, or commandeer this ideas, or something else?

6. What should Sarah do in the longer term?

7. SIA Real-life example

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What are the sources of generational conflict between Josh Lewis and Sarah Bennet? How do their values differ?

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Josh

Sarah

Generational Conflict

How do Gen X & Gen Y’s values differ?

Generation X Generation Y

Work Life Balance Direct

> Work Life Balance Fun /Informal

Techno - Literacy

Pragmatic Independence

Techno - Savvy

Idealistic Guidance

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1. Methods of communication

Sources of Generational Conflict

Generation X

• Direct

• •

Generation Y

• Fun/ Informal

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2. Work Life Balance

Sources of Generational Conflict

Generation X

• Work life balance

• •

Generation Y

• >Work life balance

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3. Technological Ability

Sources of Generational Conflict

Generation X

• Techno - Literacy

• •

Generation Y

• Techno – Savvy

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4. Mindset towards Work

Sources of Generational Conflict

Generation X

• Pragmatic

• • • • •

Generation Y

• Idealistic

•

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5. Preferred method of learning

Sources of...