Multigenerational Workforce

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RUNNING HEAD: MULTIGENERATIONAL WORKFORCE Human Resources and the Ethical/Moral complications surrounding the Multigenerational Workforce M.S.S.L., FMP Capella University Table of Content Abstract...........................................................................................................................................2 Chapter 1.........................................................................................................................................3 Introduction...............................................................................................................................3 Ethics and Morality...............................................................................................................3…show more content…
This group was influenced by consistent parental compliance with instant gratification and complete information access via the World Wide Web, www, (Russo, 2008, p. 89). The beliefs of this workforce towards corporations are significantly different as that they demand that the corporations change and adapt to accommodate their needs. This group will not settle for just status quo of work-life balance but desire “money and fame; getting rich and being famous” and have proactively strived to redefine all aspects of the current mentality towards the primordial corporate mindset developed through multigenerational workforce collaboration (Russo, 2008, p. 89). As with the generation X crowd these individuals want instantaneous feedback and recognition while simultaneously challenging the norms and lores with defiant levels of confidence and optimism. (Russo, 2008, p. 89). Furthermore this subculture currently demanded that the first three groups readjust to their demands resulting in numerous elucidations of ethics, morality, and organizational…show more content…
The power of the human resource office and personnel was limited due to the post data analysis and shared among all partners (employees) of the local stores. The process is a complex process but simplistic in its approach and utilization. The maverick owners of Whole foods recognized that if the corporate image was to be seen as moral and ethic, then all employees must be of shared belief. Whole Food accomplished this undertaking by placing the hiring process into the hands of the hourly partners who operate in pods. Each pod is responsible for certain organizational roles and work together as equals no matter your logistical title; i.e., pod leader or operations leader. The pods welcomes new “employees” and work hand and hand with them and at the end of each week vote collectively and openly to whether the new “employee” should remain employed based upon their demonstration of ethics, morality, virtue, and collaboration to the pod. This process continues for a period of one month (Whole Foods Market IP, L.P., 2008). This success stems from the proven techniques that peers are a better judgment of others ethical and moral stance especially when attempting to gauge the present multigenerational workforce. Moore in 2005 validated this practice of peer review by demonstrating that when corporate cultures are openly shared through interaction
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