Table of Contents

Contents:

Preface

1. Who are the Millennials? Empirical Evidence for Generational Differences in Work Values, Attitudes and Personality
Jean M. Twenge and Stacy M. Campbell

2. Public Service Motivation and Work Preferences of the Millennials in Australia
Jeannette Taylor

3. Attracting Generation Y: How Work Values Predict Organizational Attraction in Graduating Students in Belgium
Rein De Cooman and Nicky Dries

4. Generational Career Shift: Millennials and the Changing Nature of Careers in Canada
Sean T. Lyons, Eddy S. Ng and Linda Schweitzer

5. ‘Going through the Mist’: Early Career Transitions of Chinese Millennial Returnees
Emily T. Porschitz, Chun Guo and José Alves

6. Differences in Work-related Attitudes between Millennials and Generation X: Evidence from Germany
Heiko Breitsohl and Sascha Ruhle

7. Perceptions of Age Diversity in Singapore: Implications for Managing a Diverse Workforce
Stewart L. Arnold and Samantha Yue

8. Assessing Millennials in the South African Work Context
Nico Martins and Ellen Martins

9. Are Millennials a Different Breed? Turkish Hospitality Sector Frontline Employees’ Intention to Stay
Kivanc Inelmen, Isik U. Zeytinoglu and Duygu Uygur

10. Career Counseling for Millennials: Practioners’ Perspectives
Linda M. Hite and Kimberly S. McDonald

11. Will Millennials Save the World through Work? International Generational Differences in the Relative Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics to Turnover Intentions
Rena Rasch and Brenda Kowske

12. Career Success in the Younger Generation
Emma Parry, Julie Unite, Katharina Chudzikowski, Jon P. Briscoe and Yan Shen

13. Cultural Influences on Millennial MBA Students’ Career Goals: Evidence from 23 Countries
Saba Colakoglu and Paula Caligiuri

14. Perceptions of Authority and Leadership: A Cross-national, Cross-generational Investigation
Jennifer J. Deal, Sarah Stawiski, Laura M. Graves, William A. Gentry, Marian Ruderman and Todd J. Weber

Index

About the Author

Edited by Eddy S. Ng, Smith Professor in Equity and Inclusion in Business, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Sean Lyons, Associate Professor of Leadership and Organizational Management, University of Guelph and Linda Schweitzer, Associate Professor of Management and Strategy, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada