Different Generations’ Expectations of Happiness at Work: The Case of Lithuania

Irena BAKANAUSKIENĖ; Gustė ZAGURSKYTĖ

doi:10.2478/mosr-2022-0010

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Different Generations’ Expectations of Happiness at Work: The Case of Lithuania

Management of Organizations: Systematic Research

Volume 88 (2022): Issue 1 (December 2022)

By: Irena BAKANAUSKIENĖ and Gustė ZAGURSKYTĖ

Open Access

|Mar 2023

Abstract

This article presents a study that aimes to determine which attributes of happiness at work are the most important for Generations X, Y and Z in Lithuania. The results of research disclosed the differences and similarities in prioritising the attributes of happiness at work of different generations.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mosr-2022-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2335-8750 | Journal ISSN: 1392-1142

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Language: English

Page range: 17 - 30

Submitted on: Aug 20, 2022

Accepted on: Dec 20, 2022

Published on: Mar 7, 2023

Published by: Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Economics and Management

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Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

Keywords:

happiness at work,

attributes of happiness at work,

employees’ generations,

human resource management

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Business management,

Marketing, sales, customer relations,

Management, organization, corporate governance,

Business development, change management, cooperation,

Human resources, labor practice, job and career

© 2023 Irena BAKANAUSKIENĖ, Gustė ZAGURSKYTĖ, published by Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Economics and Management
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