https://www.scmp.com/rss/323707/feed Professor Julie Cogin is director of the AGSM at UNSW Business School and deputy dean of the UNSW Australia Business School en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A large component of our workforce belong to Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1980. I’ve set out to investigate how to get the best of what has been described as a band of pragmatic, self-directed problem solvers. This was part of a study that examined generational differences across five countries collecting data over different years to see how changes emerged. Initially I thought generation differences were explained by life cycle. As you acquired a mortgage and had children you would... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2120352/how-do-you-get-best-generation-x?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2120352/how-do-you-get-best-generation-x?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Nov 2017 01:01:56 +0000 Family-friendly work practices have received much more attention over the past decade from companiesas more women join the workforce, and dual-career couples and single parent households become common - not just in Hong Kong, but around the world. In response, many organisations profess to be a destination of choice for women and cite flexible work schedules, opportunities to work from home, job share at all levels and other progressive programmes to back up this assertion. Family-friendly... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2054935/family-friendly-policies-fall-flat-if-workers-pressured-stay-task?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2054935/family-friendly-policies-fall-flat-if-workers-pressured-stay-task?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Dec 2016 08:01:33 +0000