What do they expect? : A case study on the work expectations of the working German Generation Y

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the expectations of the workingGerman Generation Y regarding its current work and employer. As a result, the mainelements which could be considered by companies to retain the Generation Y inGermany will be pointed out and discussed.Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were used in order toexplore the work expectations of this young generation within a German company. Anon-probability and purposive sample was used and six respondents part of theGeneration Y and working in the same company were interviewed. Furthermore, aseventh interview was conducted with the HMR of the company.Findings – Several findings are consistent with previous results of Gen Y from othernationalities than Germany such as the importance of varied tasks, opportunities forself-development, responsibilities and a pleasant working atmosphere. However,differences were found in particular regarding the importance of the work-life balanceand new expectations such as trust, autonomy and internationality have been broughtto light. Furthermore, several findings are also consistent with other studies aboutemployee retention, commitment and job satisfaction.Originality/value – This research extended previous studies of the expectations of theGeneration Y by providing firstly findings for Germany, a country where such studieshave not been conducted yet and secondly by focusing on the Generation Y who isalready working and therefore not studying anymore.

Política de recursos humanos del personal civil de la administraçión pública directa: um estudio comparado entre Brasil y Colombia a nível federal e nacional respectivamente

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo el conocimiento a través de un estudio comparado de la política de desarrollo y valoración de los recursos humanos que han sido definidas desde la década de los treinta ( 30), en los gobiemos de Brasil y Colombia, determinando acciones que vienen siendo adoptadas en la actualidad, en su público-alvo, los funcionarios públicos civiles a nivel federal y nacional respectivamente, en la administración directa. Las organizaciones en general, particulares y gubemamentales, tienen la responsabilidad en fomentar el desarrollo de los recursos humanos. Existirá siempre la necesidad de esfuerzos creativos para que la profesionalización en todos los niveles, alcance las metas necesarias para su sólida afirmación, contribuyendo de ésta manera a acelerar el proceso de desarrollo, fundamental en la globalización que en la actualidad enfrentan todos éstos países. Para lograr éste objetivo, hemos hecho una descripción de las experiencias de reformas que éstos dos países vienen atravezando, con el objetivo de modernizar la administración pública, utilizando como instrumento para el respectivo análisis, una metodología cualitativa de identificación y cuestionamiento de las informaciones.

Banrisul: do PROES ao IPO com governança corporativa

The scene prevalecente, in this work was to analyze the capacity of BANRISUL - Bank of the State of the Rio Grande Do Sul, as bank of public control, was assumen of the continued increase of the profitability of the Brazilian banking sector, remaining itself as a brought up to date financial institution tecnologicamente and managemental structuralized by mechanisms of brought up to date taking of decision and permanently revised in compatibility with the increasing instabilidades imposed for the incited competition of the banking sector in adequacy with the macroeconomic volatillidades. On the basis of the extremely positive performance in the analyzed period enters 1997 the 2007, the commercial strategy remains focada in the constant improvement of the rendering of services and in the growth of the credit average small the physical people and the e companies. The abrangência of the attendance points and the ample base of customers are aggregate advantages to an exclusive differential: the Banricompras, the biggest card of proper mark of Latin America. Stronger and income-producing, with an adequate and transparent management, the BANRISUL follows in propósito de to gain position of prominence in the national economic-financial scene.