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In May 2009, the Sloan Center on Aging & Work began collaborating with forward-thinking employers around the globe to generate innovative knowledge for relevant workplace decision-making.
Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this study will gather data from employees of different generations working in at least to 10 different countries. This study will:
- Provide global workplaces with leading evidence and strategic business tools
- Offer experiential learning opportunities for participating worksites
This multi-generational and multinational study, Generations of Talent Study, offers a unique opportunity to explore and share cross national data and emerging strategies. Employers participating in this study will lead the development of 21st century talent management practices.
key research questions
The Generations of Talent Study will examine the priorities and needs of employees of different ages who work in different countries. We will ask employees to assess their past and current quality of employment and their future work-related transitions. Three key research questions are:
- Do employees’ priorities and use of workplace-based resources for quality of employment vary by age, career stage, and life stage?
- How do organizational policies, programs, and practice influence employee engagement, job satisfaction, work productivity, and career transitions in different countries?
- How does country context, such as public policies and cultural orientations, influence employees’ quality of employment?
employer benefits & outcomes
Each participating organization will:
- Receive recognition of global business leadership in the 21st century multinational workforce.
- Be able to suggest additional questions to include in the employee survey questions.
- Custom reports (survey results by company and by country).
- Country Context Briefs on all countries (up to 10).
- Be invited to an experiential social network of global business and academic leaders.
contact
Employers interested in the Generations of Talent Study, please contact:
Masa Higo, Project Manager
higo@bc.edu | +1 . 617 . 552 . 1181
Kathy Lynch, Director of Employer Engagement
lynchks@bc.edu | +1 . 617 . 552 . 2865
Researchers interested in the Generations of Talent Study, please contact:
Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, PhD, Center Director
pittcats@bc.edu | +1 . 617 . 552 . 4033
Natalia Sarkisian, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
natalia@sarkisian.net | +1 . 617 . 552 . 0495
the generations of talent team
To schedule a conversation with any of our researchers or staff, please contact Chad Minnich, Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications, at 617-552-3122, or minnicch@bc.edu.
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Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, PhD |
Generations of Talent Study Co-Principal Investigator Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes directs the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College. She is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Social Work, and has appointments at the Boston College Carroll School of Management and the Business School at Middlesex University in London. She was the Co-Principal Investigator for the 2006 National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development and the 2007-2008 Age & Generations Study. Her current work includes oversight of the 2009 Talent Management Study. She will be leading the 2010 Generations of Talent study with colleagues from around the world. |
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Natalia Sarkisian, PhD
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Generations of Talent Study Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Sarkisian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Boston College. She is a co-principal investigator on the project. Her current research examines the gender gap in extended family caregiving, the relationship between extended kin support and older workers' employment, the effects of marriage and parenthood on extended family integration and marriage, as well as the racial/ethnic differences in extended family integration and in father-child involvement. |
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Masa Higo, MA
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Generations of Talent Study Project Manager Masa Higo is a research associate at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College, where he is in charge of supporting research recruiters' activities as the project manager for the Generations of Talent Study. Masa is also a PhD Candidate in the Sociology Department at Boston College. His research focuses mainly on cross-national comparative studies on the role of public policy with respect to older worker labor force participation and retirement in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. |
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Kathy Lynch, MBA
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Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Kathy is Director of Employer Engagement at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College. In her role, Kathy works in partnership with decision-makers at the workplace to ensure that their voice is evident throughout all phases of the center's research. Kathy brings to her role over a decade of experience in Employer Partnerships and University based research and project management. Kathy's content expertise spans the work/life and diversity fields, and quality employment for the multigenerational workforce. |
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Isabella Blengini |
Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Isabella Blengini is a doctoral student in the Economics Department of Boston College. Her research focus is on international economics. She has been studying issues related to human capital endowment and quality of production, capital flow dynamics and financial crises. |
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René Carapinha, MSW
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Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator René Carapinha is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at Boston College. Her research focus is on global corporate citizenship and analysis of business models and strategies that enhance employee and community wellbeing and development. Previously René worked at the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and as a researcher at the Centre for Social Development in Africa at the University of Johannesburg. René also served as the National Chairperson of the South African Occupational Social Work Association. |
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Martijn de Wildt |
Generations of Talent Research Investigator Martijn de Wildt is founder of Qidos (Chi = energy, dos = two; work & life). Qidos is a consultancy firm dedicated to supporting employers with their challenges regarding contemporary themes in Human Resource Management. Qidos is specialized in flexible working, work/life balance, generation-management, employability and talent management. Within Qidos, Martijn is responsible for the strategy and development (including innovation and operations) and creating new business opportunities. He is also member of an advising committee of the government regarding labor participation of women. |
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Matt Flynn, PhD
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Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Matt Flynn is a senior lecturer at Middlesex University in London. He researches and teaches global HRM and age management. He participated in an EU funded project on knowledge management; older workers as a vulnerable occupational group; and the relationship between gender, qualification and work. |
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Marc Grau, MBA |
Generation of Talent Study Research Investigator Marc has obtained a MBA from ESADE Business School, in Barcelona, Spain. Currently, Marc serves as a Research Assistant at the International Center of Work and Family in IESE Business School, and is simultaneously pursuing an advanced degree in Political and Social Science at University Pompeu Fabra. Both institutes are located in Barcelona, Spain. Marc is involved in IFREI project and different projects that focus on Work Family Balance, and has worked as a Western European Travel Manager in Henkel Group. |
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Xinping Guan, PhD |
Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Guan is a Professor and Dean at the Department of Social Work & Social Policy. He is also Vice-Director of China Association of Social Work Education. Dr. Guan’s main academic focus areas include China’s social policy transition in the background of globalization, poverty and social assistance in urban and rural China, social policy for rural workers in urban China, etc. He is the author of the books of “Urban Poverty in China” (1999), “Introduction to Social Policy” (2003, 2008), and has published many academic papers within and out of China in the areas of social policy, social work and sociology. |
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Mireia Las Heras, PhD |
Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Las Heras is a Professor at IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain. She studied Engineering, specializing on Industrial Organization, an MBA at IESE, and her DBA in Boston University. Her research and teaching focus areas include career development and work and family balance, and leadership. Her scholarly activities are conducted in Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico, Greece, Norway, USA, and Spain. Currently, Dr. Las Hera is the Research director of the International Center for Work and Family at IESE and she is actively involved in a variety of international research projects regarding career management and work and family effectiveness. |
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Jungui Lee, EdD
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Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Lee is a research associate at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College. She has been conducting research on educational program development and evaluation for older adults, career development of older workers, and cross-national comparative research with regard to training policies. She has taught human resource development and lifelong education courses. |
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Suzan Lewis, PhD
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Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Suzan Lewis is a Professor of Organizational Psychology at Middlesex University Business School, London. Her research interests include diversity issues, -especially relating to generation and the life course, gender and "work- life balance" in relation to workplace practice, culture and change in diverse national contexts. |
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Philip H. Mirvis, PhD
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Generations of Talent Study Research Associate Dr. Philip Mirvis is an organizational psychologist and senior research fellow at the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. His studies and private practice concerns large-scale organizational change, the character of the workforce and workplace, and the role of business in society. |
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Julie A. Norstrand, MSW
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Generations of Talent Research Assistant Julie A. Norstrand is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at Boston College. Julie ‘s area of research is focused on understanding the impact of the social environment on the physical and mental health of older adults. She also has strong research interest in better understanding the relationship between social networks and employment status of older adults. |
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Celina Pagani-Tousignant, MA
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Generations of Talent Employer Engagement Specialist Celina Pagani-Tousignant is the president and founder of Normisur International, which collaborates with companies, government, NGOs, and communities to promote Corporate Social Responsibility, Community Involvement, Work/Life, Diversity, and Executive Coaching in today’s workforce. With a MA in Clinical Psychology, Celina is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor and is author of Breaking the Rules- Counseling Ethnic Minorities as well as many articles on counseling, Diversity, and Employee Assistance Programs. Celina is currently a Senior Consultant for Asociación Empresarial Para el Desarrollo in Costa Rica. Born in Uruguay, she is fluent in Spanish, French, and Portuguese, and has trained over 6,500 individuals internationally. |
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Emma Parry, PhD |
Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Emma Parry's research interests include recruitment and selection, particularly the use of the internet for recruitment and selection, the use of technology in HR, age discrimination at work, talent management and international HRM. Emma is currently managing the Recruitment Confidence Index, a quarterly survey of UK recruitment trends, and is also managing Cranet, an international Network of business Schools that conducts a comparative survey of HRM policies and practices in around 40 countries worldwide. |
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Graeme Russell, PhD |
Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Graeme Russell is a partner in Aequus Partners. He is a researcher and consultant on workplace diversity and flexibility. He recently designed and conducted a study (Grey Matters) on the employment and retirement experiences and expectations of a random sample of Australian residents aged 45 and over. |
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Klaus Schömann, PhD |
Generations of Talent Research Investigator Dr. Klaus Schömann, professor of sociology, specializes on life course sociology. Main topics of his research are lifelong learning, labor market policy, retirement transitions. He received his doctorate in Sociology from the Free Univ. Berlin in 1992. Before joining Jacobs University in 2004, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Social Science Research Center, Berlin, from 1992 to 2004. Until 2006 he was Principal Contractor for the EU-thematic network "tlm.net" on labor market transitions including 25 European research institutes. Consulting activities range from private sector firms in Germany and international organizations. |
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Stephen Sweet, PhD
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Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Sweet is an Assistant Professor of sociology at Ithaca College. His studies have appeared in a variety of publications, including: Family Relations; New Directions in Life Course Research; Journal of Vocational Behavior; Journal of Marriage and the Family; Innovative Higher Education; Journal of College Student Development; and Community, Work, and Family. |
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Qingwen Xu, PhD
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Generations of Talent Study Research Investigator Dr. Xu is an Assistant Professor of Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. Her major research focuses on laws and social policies, and their impact on the well-being of populations in transition. |
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Patricia Yu, MSW
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Generations of Talent Study Research Associate Patricia Yu is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at Boston College. She is a research assistant for Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program and the Center of Aging and Work. Her research focus is on comparative cross national health studies with specific emphasis on the older adult population. |
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