Lever 80-talister som de lär - en studie av 80-talistchefer på Swedbank

Sammanfattning: Few generations have gotten as much media attention as Generation Y. Growing up in the digital age Generation Y has become very different from previous generations. An interesting topic is if this is reflected in the way Generation Y act as leaders. The purpose of this study is to describe what kind of leadership Generation Y prefers, to explore how individuals belonging to Generation Y act as leaders and finally to investigate if there is a discrepancy between these two perspectives and if so try to understand it. By reviewing existing research and conducting depth interviews with employees and managers at a Swedish bank we recognize preferences in a number of categories, which Generation Y require from leaders. We show that there is a discrepancy, which can be understood by hierarchical organizational structure, leadership at different organizational levels, basic assumptions on the human nature, the distinction between managers and leaders and the employees' maturity level and work experience.