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Motivation in The Workplace – A Generational Perspective

Management Systems in Production Engineering
Volume 33 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)
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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5781 | Journal ISSN: 2299-0461
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Language: English
Page range: 100 - 114
Submitted on: May 1, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 1, 2025
Published on: Feb 17, 2025
Published by: STE Group sp. z.o.o.
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Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
motivation,
work,
employees,
generation
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment,
Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Production technology,
Tools and methods,
Process engineering and industrial engineering

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