Work Values, Expectations and Motivation of Students as Future Employees

Abstract

Young people born within the Internet era are entering the higher education system, streaming to the transition phase for their future workplace. This generation demonstrated a unique set of work values, expectations, and motivation, which will have implications at their workplace and must be better understood to develop effective human resource management strategies. The main purpose of this conceptual paper is to emphasize the need to examine the work values, expectations, and motivation of Generation Z, which represents future employees. Due to the gap between what organizations offer and what newcomers from Generation Z want or expect, there is a need to examine the work values, expectations, and motivation of Generation Z. Knowing what Generation Z wants will enable organizations to better manage the integration of newcomers in organizational settings, as well as enable organizations to attract the best students, facilitate their integration and promote their working development.