Abstract
Within the fact that there are members of different generations in organizations nowadays, intergenerational learning in organizations has become more and more important. Some managers are observed to confuse about how to lead intergenerational learning environments in their organizations which makes important to conduct a research on this problem. Thus, this study was conducted and it aimed to understand the intergenerational learning process and how to lead it in a production facility in Turkey. The study group includes 61 people who are employees, team leaders, department directors, field directors and instructors. The study was carried out in the phenomenological research design. The data were gathered through interviews and analysed with content analysis. The results brought out six main themes, which are which are creating zone, acting according to generational differences, increasing motivation, supporting personal development, recording and managing “know-how”, and creating intergenerational respect and understanding.
Highlights
One of the biggest problems of developing countries is the imbalance which is caused by changes in demographic factors on employment
The researchers tried to understand what the managers and employees knew about the Intergenerational Learning (IGL), how they felt about being included in an intergenerational learning process and being led through this process, and what should be done to lead the IGL effectively
The research aimed to have a deep understanding about how to lead the IGL in organizations according to the perceptions of both employees and managers
Summary
One of the biggest problems of developing countries is the imbalance which is caused by changes in demographic factors on employment This imbalance creates a pressure on members of societies who tend to choose luxurious consumption, comfort of life and expensive technology. Together with other factors, such as improvements in healthcare industry (Omachonu & Einspruch, 2010) and pharmaceutical technology (Grootendorst, Piérard & Shim, 2009), the life expectancy is increasing as a result of the decrease in the fertility rate. All of these highlight that life expectancy of society and the number of elder people would continue to increase. With the help of this, the differences among generations would become benefits, prejudices against generations would decrease and organizational climate would occur in a way that it increases productivity
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