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Title: Two X'ers tell whY and how : succession planning for the future
Related: 7th world conference on continuing professional development and workplace learning for the library and information professions Continuing professional development : pathways to leadership in the library and information world
Related: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s43/pub/IFLA-Publication-126.pdf
Publisher: Munchen : K.G. Saur Verlag
Date: 2007
Author/Creator: Sandell, Perri-Lee
Author/Creator: Vickery, Susan
Description: A number of reports within the international library and information sector are highlighting the need for succession planning within this sector, particularly in response to the disproportionate numbers of librarians expected to retire within the next twenty years. There is a call for organisations to understand the new generation that is currently entering the workforce - Generation Y. The library and information sector can draw from the current research into generation theory to review their organisations' strategies to attract and retain this new workforce. Current human resources and management literature examines the different styles of work and underlying behaviours of the different generations. This paper focuses specifically on the attributes of Generation Y and Generation X in relation to professional development, and retention of talent within an organisation. In particular the authors draw on their own personal experiences and the case for job sharing at management level is examined as a strategy to contribute to a flexible workforce whilst providing a means to develop Generation X and Y leadership skills.
Subject Keyword: library
Subject Keyword: succession planning
Subject Keyword: generation X
Subject Keyword: generation Y
Subject Keyword: intergenerational differences
Subject Keyword: baby boomers
Subject Keyword: job share
Resource Type: conference paper
Resource Type: Macquarie University Library Staff Publications Collection
Organisation: Macquarie University. Library

Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/6494
Identifier: ISBN:9783598220340
Identifier: mq-rm-2007000422
Language: eng
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