LEADER 05120nam 2200793 a 450 001 9910972894903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611204228 010 $a9781281204226 010 $a1281204226 010 $a9780470285763 010 $a0470285761 035 $a(CKB)1000000000409665 035 $a(EBL)331657 035 $a(OCoLC)212833798 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000161466 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11177600 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161466 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198016 035 $a(PQKB)11056872 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC331657 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL331657 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225455 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL120422 035 $a(OCoLC)174131606 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB177459 035 $a(Perlego)2760793 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000409665 100 $a20071102d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGeneration blend $emanaging across the technology age gap /$fRob Salkowitz 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cJohn Wiley & Sons$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 225 1 $aMicrosoft executive leadership series 300 $aSeries from jacket. 311 08$a9780470193969 311 08$a0470193964 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aGeneration Blend; Microsoft Executive Leadership Series: Series Foreword; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; TECHNOLOGY AS THE LOCUS OF CONFLICT; TECHNOLOGY AS THE ENABLER OF POTENTIAL; WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT GENERATIONAL ATTITUDES TOWARD TECHNOLOGY?; GENERATION BLEND; Chapter 2: Changing Workforce, Changing Work; THE LOOMING SKILLS SHORTAGE; HOW TECHNOLOGY CHANGES WORK; DISRUPTIVE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY; OUTLOOK; Chapter 3: Understanding the Generations; LIFE STAGES AND GENERATIONS; GENERATIONAL ANALYSIS AS A FORECASTING METHODOLOGY; GENERATION VS. GENERALIZATION: A FEW CAVEATS 327 $aWHAT IS A GENERATIONAL ATTITUDE? GENERATIONAL ATTITUDES AND WORK STYLES; OUTLOOK; Chapter 4: Older Workers: Blending Experience with Technology; THE SILENT GENERATION; OLDER BOOMERS; GROWING UP PRE-DIGITAL; TECHNOLOGY ISSUES FACING OLDER WORKERS; WHY IT MATTERS: CAPTURING KNOWLEDGE; OUTLOOK; Chapter 5: Younger Workers: With Great Potential Comes Great Expectations; WHO ARE THE MILLENNIALS?; MILLENNIALS AND TECHNOLOGY; MILLENNIALS IN THE WORKFORCE; WHY IT MATTERS: MANAGED INNOVATION; OUTLOOK; Chapter 6: Generation X-ecutive: Leadership from the Outside In; LATE-WAVE BOOMERS; GENERATION X 327 $aGen X IN THE WORK FORCE MID CAREER WORKERS: TECHNOLOGY CREATED IN THEIR IMAGE; WHY IT MATTERS: BECOMING LEADERS; OUTLOOK; Chapter 7: Reintegrating Older Workers into the Connected Information Workplace; THE DIGITAL AGE GAP; SERVING THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS; LEARNING STYLE OF OLDER ADULTS; FIRST STEPS; MOVING BEYOND THE BASICS; BRINGING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO THE CONNECTED WORKPLACE; BECOMING COMFORTABLE IN THE DIGITAL CULTURE; NAVIGATING UNMANAGED INFORMATION SPACE; CONNECTING THE GENERATIONS; KEEPING PACE WITH RAPID CHANGE; WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN LEARN FROM OATS; OUTCOMES 327 $aChapter 8: Ambassadors of the Future: Turning to Younger Workers for Strategic Insights MICROSOFT AND THE FUTURE OF WORK; SCENARIO PLANNING; FOLLOWING UP: BOARD OF THE FUTURE 2005; TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY: THE PERCEPTION STUDY; REFINING THE SCENARIOS: CHARACTERS AND NARRATIVES; FORECASTS; OUTCOMES; Chapter 9: Across the Digital Age Gap; ARE YOU CLEARLY EXPLAINING THE BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY?; ARE YOU PROVIDING A BUSINESS CONTEXT FOR YOUR TECHNOLOGY POLICIES?; ARE YOU MAKING THE TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBLE TO DIFFERENT WORK STYLES?; DOES YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE SUPPORT YOUR TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY? 327 $aARE YOU BUILDING BRIDGES, NOT WALLS? FINAL THOUGHTS; Acknowledgments; Index 330 $aIf you want to engage, motivate, and retain young workers without driving the veteran workers away, Generation Blend can help you. This timely book explores how generational attitudes toward technology affect issues as diverse as recruitment and retention, employee training, management decision-making, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and work/life balance. Looking to solve the puzzle of productivity across the technology age gap? Start with Generation Blend. 410 0$aMicrosoft executive leadership series. 606 $aOlder people$xEmployment 606 $aOlder people$xAttitudes 606 $aTechnological innovations 606 $aTechnology and older people 606 $aManagement 615 0$aOlder people$xEmployment. 615 0$aOlder people$xAttitudes. 615 0$aTechnological innovations. 615 0$aTechnology and older people. 615 0$aManagement. 676 $a658.30084 700 $aSalkowitz$b Rob$f1967-$01808602 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972894903321 996 $aGeneration blend$94358933 997 $aUNINA