Generational Sub-cultures: Generation Y a Sub-culture?

Moss, Michelle; Martins, Nico

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n21p147

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“…Yet different ways of being independent are likely to be associated with selfesteem and life satisfaction in different non-student samples. As previous research suggested, generations are specific types of cultures (Moss and Martins, 2014); therefore, our results might not be the generalized to samples of older adults. Building on the findings of this research regarding the cultural variability in these associations, future studies might therefore test them in both student and nonstudent samples from a wider array of cultural regions.…”

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Not All Forms of Independence Are Created Equal: Only Being Independent the “Right Way” Is Associated With Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

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Past research has found a strong and positive association between the independent self-construal and life satisfaction, mediated through self-esteem, in both individualistic and collectivistic cultures. In Study 1, we collected data from four countries (the United States, Japan, Romania, and Hungary; N = 736) and replicated these findings in cultures which have received little attention in past research. In Study 2, we treated independence as a multifaceted construct and further examined its relationship with self-esteem and life satisfaction using samples from the United States and Romania (N = 370). Different ways of being independent are associated with self-esteem and life satisfaction in the two cultures, suggesting that it is not independence as a global concept that predicts self-esteem and life satisfaction, but rather, feeling independent in culturally appropriate ways is a signal that one’s way of being fits in and is valued in one’s context.

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Section: Limitations and Suggestions For Future Researchmentioning

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Not All Forms of Independence Are Created Equal: Only Being Independent the “Right Way” Is Associated With Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

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“…Generation-Y is also constantly exposed to information and communication technologies (Close and Martins, 2015). The South African perspective on Generation-Y employees is that they are good in systems thinking and more counter-intuitive and learning-oriented (Moss, 2014). A study done by Moss (2014) shows that Generation-Y employees are more positive than Generation-X employees regarding strategy and change management, as they have a stronger external locus of control.…”

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Validating an information privacy governance questionnaire to measure the perception of employees

Swartz

Veiga

Martins

2021

ICS

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Purpose This study aims to conduct a survey in a bank to measure the perception of employees towards the effective governance of information privacy and at the same time validating the information privacy governance questionnaire (IPGQ) used in this study. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research approach was followed using an online survey questionnaire to collect data in a bank in South Africa. Findings The survey results showed that employees perceived the governance of privacy in the organisation in a positive way. Three significant differences were identified, namely, Generation-Y being significantly more positive than Generation-X regarding privacy control assessment. Also, that the contractor/vendor group was significantly more positive than permanent employees regarding organisational commitment and privacy control assessment. Exploratory factor analysis was used to validate the IPGQ and four factors were identified: privacy control assessment, personal information awareness assessment, privacy governance reporting and organisational commitment towards privacy. Cronbach’s alpha was used to establish the internal reliability of the factors and indicated good internal consistency. Research limitations/implications One of the potential empirical research limitations for this study is that the study was conducted in a single organisation; therefore, when generalising the results, caution must be taken. Practical implications Organisations, academics and the industry may find the questionnaire useful to determine employee perception towards privacy governance and to identify recommendations that could be used to improve their privacy policies, privacy programme controls and organisational commitment towards privacy. In this study, it was identified that for Generation-X employees to be more accepting towards the privacy controls, the organisation needs to implement focussed awareness training for them. To ensure permanent employees’ commitment and accountability, internal audits, monitoring and risk assessment measures need to be implemented. These can be directed through the outcomes of the survey. Originality/value The IPGQ can aid organisations in determining if they are governing privacy effectively, and thus assist them in meeting the accountability condition of data protection regulation.

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“…Generational subcultures influence the national cultural orientations because the individuals who belong to different generational cohorts have experienced events differently which have influenced their pre-adult years (Ghosh & Chaudhuri, 2009). The generational subcultures are formed within organisations due to the differences in the perceptions of the generational cohorts (Moss & Martins, 2014) and the members of a generational subculture depend on shared aspects like values, beliefs and attitudes which operate as frameworks to enable these members to think, act and lead (Balda & Mora, 2011). The generational subculture approach to examining generations is a significant opportunity for further research (Cox et al, 2014;Lee et al, 2022).…”

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The Different Conceptualisations of Generations in Literature

Gamaliel

2023

JSS

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The presence of employees belonging to many generations in the same workplace has led to the increasing importance of the concept of generations. This concept has caught the attention of academics, practitioners, and media and there is an abundance of literature relating to generations and the differences between generations. While these literary contributions have made significant contributions to both theory and practice, there are also a few challenges which have been highlighted by many scholars. One of the challenges relates to the differences in the conceptualisation of generations and this article highlights the different conceptualisations of generations in literature. This article builds on the contributions of previous scholars and suggests the need for looking at each conceptualisation as an opportunity for further research.

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Generational Sub-cultures: Generation Y a Sub-culture?

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References 135 publications

Not All Forms of Independence Are Created Equal: Only Being Independent the “Right Way” Is Associated With Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

Not All Forms of Independence Are Created Equal: Only Being Independent the “Right Way” Is Associated With Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

Validating an information privacy governance questionnaire to measure the perception of employees

The Different Conceptualisations of Generations in Literature

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