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Fulton, Joel – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Bring your own device (BYOD) is the use of uncontrolled devices, which increases risks to business data and intellectual property. Like centralized and distributed computing adoption before it, the rapid proliferation of BYOD has outstripped security advances. The trend is growing due to the expectations of the Millennial workforce and its high…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Ownership, Technological Literacy, Handheld Devices
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Munde, Gail; Coonin, Bryna – College & Research Libraries, 2015
This study investigated the skills, knowledge, abilities or dispositions that are most valued and respected by academic librarians, and determined how these qualities might, or might not, be associated with generational membership. Other variables included institutional classification, career length, years since first professional degree, and…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Librarians, Academic Libraries, Investigations
Galligan, Christopher J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study addressed the economic challenges confronting public institutions of higher education by examining a viable, alternative revenue stream: alumni giving. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in factors that influence feelings of connectivity and reasons for giving of alumni of varying eras at a public, regional…
Descriptors: Alumni, Generational Differences, Private Financial Support, Educational Finance
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Symeonaki, Maria A.; Stamatopoulou, Glykeria A. – Policy Futures in Education, 2014
This article focuses on the study of intergenerational educational mobility in Greece. The primary purpose is to represent quantitatively the transitions of individuals, in order to determine whether and to what extent the educational levels attained are influenced by parental education. The authors use data drawn from the European Union…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Mobility, Statistical Analysis, Educational Attainment
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Ateca-Amestoy, Victoria; Ugidos, Arantza – Social Indicators Research, 2013
This paper uses data for Spain from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (release 2.3.1) to model the determinants of the quality of life of the elderly, paying special attention to their intergenerational relations. The aim is to study CASP-12 (a social functional index) and explore the effect of interdependency in terms of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Older Adults, Public Policy
Menard, Lauren A. – Online Submission, 2013
Age and Time disparities in young adult research populations are common because young adults are defined by varying age spans; members of Generation X and Millennial generations may both be considered young adults; study years vary, affecting populations; and qualitative methods with limited age/year samples are frequently utilized. The current…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Young Adults, Theories, Age Differences
Kenan-Smalls, Yottie Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate diversity and inclusion from an age perspective among information technology (IT) professionals that were categorized as 4 different generations in the workforce today: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y. At the same time, this study sought to examine motivational…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Public Sector, Leadership Styles, Motivation
Rosario, Victoria C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research study investigated the technological perceptions and expectations of community college students, faculty, administrators, and Information Technology (IT) staff. The theoretical framework is based upon two assumptions on the process of technological innovation: it can be explained by diffusion of adoption theory, and by studying the…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Attitudes