Generation Y in Consumer and Labour Markets explores the role of people
born in the late 1970s and 1980s as consumers and coworkers in an emerging post-modernist
society.
Having grown up in a branded society overcrowded with commercial messages and a
never-ending supply of choices and opportunities, Generation Y not only influences
consumption patterns, they also bring their values to work life, thus changing the
attitudes towards the employee-employer relationship and how work is being done.
Generation Y particularly see work as a venue of self-realization and the boundaries
between work and leisure time are becoming blurred—thus the consumer and labor markets
converge in some critical dimensions.
This book delves into the substantial research body on characteristics and
behaviors of the Generation Y, including their relation to other generations and the role
of understanding generations in developing effective and attractive organizations. It
further outlines the experiences and best practice for attracting, recruiting, selling to,
and communicating with Generation Y, based on the author’s experiences from hundreds of
organizations where he has been involved as a consultant – offering the reader a better
understanding of generations in marketing research, and the impact of generations in
employee-employer relations.
Anders Parment
, Ph. D., is a research fellow at the Stockholm University
School of Business and a well-known speaker and strategy consultant. Anders is specialized
in understanding generations and how they relate to society, work, and the consumption
sphere. Anders has published numerous books and articles on a variety of marketing-related
subjects, including a Marketing textbook with Philip Kotler.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Generational Cohorts and the Emergence of Generation Y
3. Generation Y and Society: Values and Defining Moments
4. Generation Y and the Market Environment
5. Generation Y and the Social Environment
6. Generation Y as Consumers and Coworkers
154 pages, Hardcover