Article #1
Edition (Date): September/October 2010
Article Name: Generational Communications: Why No One {Under 30} Answers Your Voicemail
Author: Sam Ali
In the typical workplace; the problems with effective communication lie in between the distinct generations of: the Veterans, the Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. These groups of people working together often cause a communication barrier when their paths cross. These groups of individuals have different values, different ideas, different ways of getting things done and different ways of communicating in the workplace.
This article relates to diversity in the workplace because of the generation gaps, different personalities, and the constant advances of technology within the workplace. The Baby Boomer generation did not have the means of technological communication (computers or cell phones) as the generations that preceded them did. The Generation X’s tend to accept diversity, they are more practical, and are said to be keen to the introduction of computer technology. Generation Y Gen Y members are much more racially and ethnically diverse and they are much more segmented as an audience aided by the rapid expansion in Cable TV channels, satellite radio, the Internet, cellular communication, etc. The new and improved workplaces are now need employees to be computer literate and have effective communication skills. We all don’t communicate the in the same fashion but there needs to be a happy medium to link the generations together.
Relating to chapter _______of the book, this article is beneficial to employers and employees in reference to the different generations that are working together in the modern workplace. The need for effective communication is critical to creating a positive and functional work environment for all involved.

Article # 2
Edition (Date): January/February 2010
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