Generations Y and Z in the workplace: perception of teamwork

Abstract

The article presents a literary review focused on the definition of generations and perception of teamwork and communication by two chosen generations -Y (Millennials) and Z. The analysis of teamwork was subsequently carried out on the basis of a questionnaire survey conducted in 2019 on a sample of 266 respondents in the Czech Republic. The questionnaire survey was supplemented by a content analysis of company job adverts from 2016-2019 in a total of 667 analyzed adverts. One research hypothesis and two research questions were formulated. Pearson's Chi-square Independence Test was used to evaluate the hypotheses. Based on data analysis, no dependence between the selected generations and teamwork preferences was found. The data imply that respondents prefer to work in teams with people they know personally. From the content analysis of the job fair catalogs, the receding tendencies in reporting on the possibilities of teamwork in the workplaces are evident.