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[La coopération intergénérationnelle au travail: une analyse de concept]
Caroline Chevrier1,2, Alexandra Lecours1,2, Marie-Michèle Lord1,3
1Département d'ergothérapie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR).
Summary
Five generations in the workplace can cause conflict, but intergenerational workplace cooperation (IWC) offers benefits. This study defines IWC to improve team collaboration and prevent workplace injuries.
Area of Science:
- Workplace dynamics and organizational behavior.
- Gerontology and aging studies.
- Occupational health and safety.
Context:
- The modern workforce comprises five distinct generations, presenting both opportunities for collaboration and risks of intergenerational conflict.
- Existing literature identifies intergenerational workplace cooperation (IWC) as a potential solution to mitigate conflict, yet lacks a precise operational definition.
- This ambiguity hinders the practical implementation and study of IWC's benefits and challenges.
Purpose:
- To establish an operational definition of intergenerational workplace cooperation (IWC) using the Walker and Avant (2019) concept analysis method.
- To systematically identify the core attributes, antecedents, and consequences of IWC through a comprehensive literature review.
- To provide a clear conceptual framework for understanding and researching IWC in diverse work environments.
Summary:
- Analysis of 48 manuscripts identified eight key attributes characterizing IWC.
- Seven antecedents and six consequences associated with IWC were also delineated.
- The study highlights the roles of various stakeholders and the positive outcomes of IWC, including its preventive potential for occupational injuries.
Impact:
- Provides a robust operational definition for intergenerational workplace cooperation (IWC), facilitating consistent research and application.
- Clarifies the factors that promote and result from IWC, enabling organizations to foster more harmonious and productive multi-generational teams.
- Establishes IWC as a relevant factor in occupational health strategies, potentially reducing workplace conflicts and preventing injuries among aging workers.
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