The Youngest Generation of the Labor Market Participants:
Expectations Towards Employers (Viewing through the Prism
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The Youngest Generation of the Labor Market Participants: Expectations Towards Employers (Viewing through the Prism of Career Anchors)

Author(s): Piotr Bohdziewicz
Subject(s): Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: first cohort of Z generation; career anchors; human resources management

Summary/Abstract: Currently, representatives of the Z generation, i.e. the youngest participants in the labor market, are beginning to enter the Polish labor market. This phenomenon poses a new challenge to organizations: how to become an attractive employer for these people? What features should a work environment have for them, best suited to their expectations? This article attempts to answer the above questions by examining the so-called career anchors preferred by the representatives of the first cohort of the Z generation. 145 students from the last year of the second-cycle studies in economic faculty were examined. The results of the study showed that their most-favored career anchors are ‘lifestyle’ and ‘safety and stability’, but the completely negated anchor was ‘management and leadership’. Representatives of the Z generation concentrate their expectations towards the organization primarily on the issues of work-life balance, fixedpay components and the possibility of pursuing horizontal, but not managerial, career paths.

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 1.2
  • Page Range: 141-156
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish