More Savvy than we can hope to be: A generational lens on ICTs in the changing workplace
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10.1002/meet.14504701289http://hdl.handle.net/11603/3976
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2010Type of Work
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Ayoub, P., Blodgett, B. (2010). “More Savvy Than We Can Hope To Be: A Generational Lens on ICTs in the Changing Workplace,” The American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22 – 27, 2010.Subjects
MillennialsGenerations
Generation Y
Information Communication Technologies
U.S. workforce
Workplace
Abstract
We take a generational lens to the study of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the changing U.S. workplace. Specifically, we draw from a broader qualitative study on generational difference in the workplace to explore the questions: How is the interplay between generational differences and ICTs reshaping the culture and boundaries of work and the workplace? We present two preliminary findings related to differences in (1) socio-emotional associations with ICTs and (2) the socio-technical structure in the work-life relationship. In conclusion, we discuss potential implications of these changes, as well as critical questions to be addressed in future research around generational differences and the role of ICTs in the changing U.S. workplace.