Millennials in the Transportation Workforce
Millennials in the Transportation Workforce
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运输劳动力中的千禧一代
DOI：
10.3141/2552-06
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Natalie Villwock
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作者：
Susan Gallagher;Natalie Villwock
美国的代际差异越来越受到人力资源专业人士的关注，因为他们正在准备应对预计将出现的运输劳动力的快速人口结构变化。随着婴儿潮一代的退休和千禧一代在劳动力中所占份额的增加，交通机构正在寻求更好地了解工作场所的属性，这些属性将最成功地吸引和留住千禧一代。本文在当前关于代际差异的研究文献中对州交通部门面临的挑战进行了背景分析，以确定除了州机构可以用来吸引和留住年轻员工的成功战略之外，相互关注的问题。在进行焦点小组讨论的同时进行了文献审查。来自代表五个州交通部(阿拉斯加、明尼苏达州、蒙大拿州、俄勒冈州和威斯康星州)的人力资源部门的六名工作人员参加了会议。研究发现，州交通部门提供了许多对年轻一代有吸引力的属性：工作保障、个人和职业发展的机会、灵活的工作时间以及能够平衡工作和生活的假期和工作预期。共同关注的问题包括技术和社交媒体的使用、指导能力、自然减员和公众形象。作者确定了州交通部门之间合作的一些机会，以共享信息和利用资源来应对集体挑战。
Generational differences in the United States are of increasing concern to human resource professionals as they prepare to manage the rapid demographic shifts expected in the transportation workforce. As baby boomers retire and millennials increase their share of the workforce, transportation agencies are seeking better understanding of the workplace attributes that will be most successful in attracting and retaining millennials. This paper contextualizes challenges faced by state departments of transportation within the current research literature on generational differences to identify mutual concerns in addition to successful strategies that state agencies can employ to attract and retain young staff. A literature review was conducted in conjunction with focus group discussions. Six staff from human resource departments representing five state departments of transportation (Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, and Wisconsin) participated. The study found that state departments of transportation offer many attributes attractive to the younger generation: job security, opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible schedules, and vacation and work expectations that allow for work–life balance. Shared issues of concern included the use of technology and social media, mentorship capacity, attrition, and public image. The authors identified a number of opportunities for collaboration among state departments of transportation to share information and leverage resources to meet collective challenges.