Jobs are multi-generational, leading organisations to face the challenge of managing generational diversity among members of different generations. One of the key challenges facing workplace leaders is the effective leadership of members of different generations in the workplace. Employees from different generations also have different expectations about what they want in the workplace, both in terms of leadership characteristics and characteristics of leaders. This Master’s thesis answers the question of what kind of leader and leadership Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y and Gen Z want. A comparison is also made to distinguish between the public and private sectors.
The descriptive method, the compilation method and the comparative method were used in the theoretical part of the Master’s thesis. The research part is based on the quantitative method, which was verified with the help of an online questionnaire, used to determine the perception of leadership characteristics and the characteristics of leaders from the perspective of members of different generations. Descriptive statistics were applied in the statistical analysis of the questionnaire, and based on the verification of the normality of the data distribution, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test was used. The study showed that there are differences in the chosen characteristics and traits of leaders in each of the generations. The chosen differences are also visible between the public and private sectors. The results of the study will help leaders understand the generations they lead, making it easier to overcome the barriers posed by multi-generational jobs.
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