CRITICISM OF THE INTERGENERATIONAL DIVERSITY CONCEPT. TOWARDS DIVERSITY OF EMPLOYEES DUE TO AGE

Abstract

The diversity of employees in organizations has always aroused the interest of employers and specialists in human resource management. Interest in generational diversity has been gradually increasing since the turn of the 21st century. While many researchers support the concept of generation diversity, an increasing number of scientists question the validity of the idea that employees differ not only in age, but above all in values, approach to work or attitude to employer loyalty, have different motivational needs, and other competences. This article discusses the differences between individual, often appearing concepts: generation and cohort, intergenerational and multi-generational. Methodological challenges were also poin¬ted out when trying to thoroughly examine the differences between employees from different generations and between older and younger employees. The article also aims to verify the differences between generational diversity and employee diversity based on age. In addition, the article indicates the observation that the theoretical basis on the issue of generations, as well as previous empirical research, raise a lot of controversy and point to many substantive and research gaps, in contrast to the concept of employee diversity due to age.

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