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Expanding the Younger Worker Employment Relationship: Insights From Values‐Based Organizations
Author(s) -
Winter Richard P.,
Jackson Brent A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.21600
Subject(s) - prosocial behavior , work (physics) , underpinning , psychology , balance (ability) , work–life balance , social psychology , public relations , political science , mechanical engineering , civil engineering , neuroscience , engineering
This article aims to expand understanding of managing younger workers by making work values central to their employment relationship. Attention is focused on values‐based organizations where intrinsic values of societal contribution, work‐life balance, and inclusive management practices may take on added significance for younger workers. Asking younger workers to explain what “success” or “efficiency” means to them in their work provides a window into the values‐based reasoning underpinning younger workers' work‐related attitudes and behavior. Person‐organization values fit findings suggest areas where the younger worker employment relationship has possibly expanded (prosocial work, direct communication, managers as mentors, work‐life balance). Implications for managing younger workers in values‐based contexts are discussed. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.