University of Tehran Press Organizational Culture Management 2423-6942 15 4 2017 12 22 Identification of Generations in the Workplace in Iran Identification of Generations in the Workplace in Iran 947 975 62533 10.22059/jomc.2017.62533 FA Morad Mosaferi Qomi Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Economic and Management, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran Abbasali Rastgar Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic and Management, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran Adel Azar Professor, Faculty of Management and Economic, University of Tarbiat Moddares, Tehran, Iran Hossein Damghanian Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic and Management, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran Journal Article 2015 10 11 One of the effective factors in establishing communication with other people, in addition to the differences in personality, perception and values is the differences of generations in workplace. The primary purpose of the current study is the identification of current generations in organizations. According to the purpose, the present study is an applied research and due to the methodology this is a descriptive survey research. The statistical population of the present study consists of all governmental organizations. A number of 1353 employees from 5 provinces were selected as a sample via cluster sampling. Then, after data collection through researcher-made questionnaire, the research hypotheses were analyzed using SPSS. Findings obtained from data analysis indicate that there are 4 generations in Iran’s workplace. The present study reveals that there are differences among generations including organizational hierarchy, computer using, and etcetera. These differences can make problems in coordination, coherence, and communication among different generations. Then, it requires understanding and improving communication skills in dealing with multi-generational forces in workplace. One of the effective factors in establishing communication with other people, in addition to the differences in personality, perception and values is the differences of generations in workplace. The primary purpose of the current study is the identification of current generations in organizations. According to the purpose, the present study is an applied research and due to the methodology this is a descriptive survey research. The statistical population of the present study consists of all governmental organizations. A number of 1353 employees from 5 provinces were selected as a sample via cluster sampling. Then, after data collection through researcher-made questionnaire, the research hypotheses were analyzed using SPSS. Findings obtained from data analysis indicate that there are 4 generations in Iran’s workplace. The present study reveals that there are differences among generations including organizational hierarchy, computer using, and etcetera. These differences can make problems in coordination, coherence, and communication among different generations. Then, it requires understanding and improving communication skills in dealing with multi-generational forces in workplace. https://jomc.ut.ac.ir/article_62533_7dd3486e93ed1feeed411f9dab50cfd7.pdf