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Generation Y and their Involvement in Work

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  • Sergiu Lucian Raiu

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This article presents the characteristics of Generation Y who are also referred to as Millennials in literature. It’s aim is to find out whether some of the general characteristics belong to young people in Romania, in the case of those who were born during the last years of Generation Y period. On the basis of a longitudinal sociological study where we have looked at the transition to maturity of 3509 high school students during a period of 8 years through a three waves research: when they were in the final high school years (12th and 13th grade), two years and 8 years after graduating from high school, we describe here the experience, perceptions and visions over workplaces and future career. 854 Generation Y young adults from Romania have responded to an online questionnaire during the three waves of the study.

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  • Sergiu Lucian Raiu, 2020. "Generation Y and their Involvement in Work," Logos Universalitate Mentalitate Educatie Noutate - Sectiunea Stiinte Sociale/ Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty - Section: Social Sciences, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 9(1), pages 65-83, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev17s:v:9:y:2020:i:1:p:65-83
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/9.1/34
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    Generation Y; work values; career; professional abilities;
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    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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