Improving Knowledge and Professional Skills ‒ Intergenerational Differences Cover Image

Doskonalenie wiedzy i umiejętności zawodowych – różnice międzygeneracyjne
Improving Knowledge and Professional Skills ‒ Intergenerational Differences

Author(s): Iwona Mendryk, Marzena Cichorzewska
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Marketing / Advertising
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: intergenerational differences; knowledge improvement; skills development; methods of improving competence

Summary/Abstract: The diversity of human resources in organizations and its consequences meet unwavering interest among theoreticians and management practitioners. The fact mentioned above has become the basis for the continuous development of the idea of managing diversity and within it – intergenerational management. The objective of the paper is to identify differences in the improvement of knowledge and professional skills of the employees and the representatives of two generations: Y and Baby Boomers (BB). Based on the review of the literature and research results from the representatives of the Y and BB generations (N = 1155), employed in large and medium-sized enterprises, differences in the frequency of knowledge and skill development were diagnosed as well as the applied and preferred methods of competence development.

  • Issue Year: 49/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 163-179
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish