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“If they can’t understand that I want a kick-ass career and a kick-ass life, then I don’t want to work here,” sums up how many Generation X’ers (born between 1965 and 1980) view their workplace, according to Lancaster and Stillman (2002, p. 107). Further, “Why does it matter when I come and go, as long as I get the work done?” (p. 114). As a group, Gen X’ers are willing to work hard but want to decide when, where, and how. As this generation enters the professoriate in large numbers, some academic institutions may be wondering what hit them. Gen X has met Theory X (a metaphor for a 1960’s workplace) and it is not a pretty sight.
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Trower, Cathy
(2006)
"Gen X Meets Theory X: What New Scholars Want,"
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy: Vol. 0, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58188/1941-8043.1030
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https://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss1/11
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10.58188/1941-8043.1030
