Managing the value gap among generations in organizations: socio-psychological approach

• Main Authors: Sahraee, Rezvan, Abdullah, Haslinda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59291/1/Managing_the_Value_Gap_among_Generations_in_Organizations_Socio-Psychological_Approach.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59291/; http://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/185
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Over the few past decades, value gap among generations has presented new challenges for organizations. Although studies have suggested value congruence as a mechanism to bring generations closer together, this study presents evidence showing that providing an autonomy-supportive environment, where higher levels of psychological need satisfaction for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are experienced by employees, facilitates the process of internalization and embrace of others' values. Such a context would result in better communication, mutual understanding, and bridging the generation gap effectively at workplace.