Factors influencing retention among Generation Y employees in the ICT industry in Malaysia

There are three most prevalent working generations that make up the labor force in today workplace, they are Baby Boomer Generation, Generation X, and Generation Y. Baby Boomer, being the oldest generation, is now at the doorstep of retirement. As more Baby Boomers are leaving, there are more Genera...

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spelling my-mmu-ep.38932013-08-21T07:09:07Z Factors influencing retention among Generation Y employees in the ICT industry in Malaysia 2013 Lai, Wan Lee HD Industries. Land use. Labor There are three most prevalent working generations that make up the labor force in today workplace, they are Baby Boomer Generation, Generation X, and Generation Y. Baby Boomer, being the oldest generation, is now at the doorstep of retirement. As more Baby Boomers are leaving, there are more Generation Ys enter the workforce. According to Business and Professional Women’s Foundation, Generation Y will make up approximately 75% of the global workforce by 2025. Hence, the ability to recruit and retain younger workers is quickly becoming essential for employers to ensure long term success. This paper contributes to the human resource management that helps managers to formulate appropriate strategies to attract and retain Generation Y employees. 2013 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3893/ http://vlib.mmu.edu.my/diglib/login/dlusr/login.php masters Multimedia University Graduate School of Management
institution Multimedia University
collection MMU Institutional Repository
topic HD Industries
Land use
Labor
spellingShingle HD Industries
Land use
Labor
Lai, Wan Lee
Factors influencing retention among Generation Y employees in the ICT industry in Malaysia
description There are three most prevalent working generations that make up the labor force in today workplace, they are Baby Boomer Generation, Generation X, and Generation Y. Baby Boomer, being the oldest generation, is now at the doorstep of retirement. As more Baby Boomers are leaving, there are more Generation Ys enter the workforce. According to Business and Professional Women’s Foundation, Generation Y will make up approximately 75% of the global workforce by 2025. Hence, the ability to recruit and retain younger workers is quickly becoming essential for employers to ensure long term success. This paper contributes to the human resource management that helps managers to formulate appropriate strategies to attract and retain Generation Y employees.
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author Lai, Wan Lee
author_facet Lai, Wan Lee
author_sort Lai, Wan Lee
title Factors influencing retention among Generation Y employees in the ICT industry in Malaysia
title_short Factors influencing retention among Generation Y employees in the ICT industry in Malaysia
title_full Factors influencing retention among Generation Y employees in the ICT industry in Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors influencing retention among Generation Y employees in the ICT industry in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing retention among Generation Y employees in the ICT industry in Malaysia
title_sort factors influencing retention among generation y employees in the ict industry in malaysia
granting_institution Multimedia University
granting_department Graduate School of Management
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