Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Authors; Preface; Introduction; Understanding generations; 1 Who came before Z?; The G.I. Generation: Black Thursday, battlefields, and the suburbs; The Silent Generation: Crisis to caution; Baby Boomers: Economic prosperity, protests, and...

Preface; Christian Scholz and Anne Rennig Chapter 1. The Generations Z in Europe - An Introduction; Christian Scholz Chapter 2. Input: What great thinkers would let us know 1. How Karl Mannheim would have talked to us about Generation Z; Christian Scholz 2. How McLuhan would have talked to us: the...

Given the ageing challenges, there is an increasing pressure in OECD countries to promote longer working lives. This report provides an overview of policy initiatives implemented in Denmark over the past decade. Even if these recent reforms are well in line with the recommendations of the 2005...

Trends wie der demografische Wandel, technisch-ökonomische Entwicklungen sowie der gesellschaftliche Wertewandel stellen Arbeitgeber wie Arbeitnehmer vor nicht unerhebliche Herausforderungen. Eine Lebensphasenorientierte Personalpolitik rückt nicht nur die Lebens- und Berufssituation der...

In den modernen Gesellschaften des Westens nimmt das Übertragen von materiellen und immateriellen Gütern auf eine nachfolgende Generation einen hohen Stellenwert ein. Angesichts der aktuellen politischen Diskussion um das richtige Maß der Besteuerung von Erbschaften ist es kaum verwunderlich,...

This volume explores intergenerational practices and their impact on social sustainability, with an emphasis on developing programmatic efforts to address profound social challenges such as underperforming educational and work-related systems, failing support systems for dependent or vulnerable...

It is assumed that workplaces today are the most age diverse that they have ever been, and as a result many managers report difficulties when leading intergenerational teams. Such problems can stem from several myths about generational divides in the workplace, and it is only in recent academic...