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A cross-generational perspective of workers? expectations in the canadian public service sector

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  • Daniel Pelletier

    (Université du Québec en Outaouais)

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The public service sector is faced with sharp demographic shifts which have an effect on employees? perspectives on job satisfaction. Relationships between workers belonging to different age groups are perceived as uneasy, especially since the ?mentoring? approach, aimed at bridging the gap between younger and older staff, yielded mixed results. This problem is compounded by gender related differential expectations regarding work. The aim of this research was to study the individual and combined effects of gender and age on work-related expectations and overall job satisfaction. The sample included 182 165 public service employees from various government agencies representing approximately 70% of the entire canadian federal work force. Data was collected using the PSES (Public Service Employee Survey), a questionnaire measuring a variety of constructs such as job satisfaction, social support, stress, harassment, fairness, social climate, demands, control and so forth. The sample took part in the study in 2009 and 2014. Participants were included in a 3 X 2 factorial design (age groups X gender) with various indicators of work perception used as dependent variables. MANOVAs and ANOVAs were computed and significant effects were decomposed using Scheffé post hoc tests. A significant multivariate effect of the factors was found [F(multi) = 16.56 ; p.

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  • Daniel Pelletier, 2017. "A cross-generational perspective of workers? expectations in the canadian public service sector," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 5908185, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:5908185
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    1. Marji Tania ISSA EID, 2016. "What Do People Want From Their Jobs? A Dual Factor Analysis Based On Gender Differences Drain," Journal of Social and Economic Statistics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, vol. 5(1), pages 42-55, JULY.
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      generations ? work ? expectations ? satisfaction - public sector - gender;

      JEL classification:

      • J00 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - General
      • L29 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Other

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