Content written by Kelly Monahan, Jeff Schwartz, and Tiffany Schleeter and published by Deloitte Insights. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Millennials’ participation in the gig economy continues to rise and organizations are eagerly tapping into this pool of workers to hire more people off their balance sheets. But how are the millennial gig workers faring? In which fields … [Read more...]
Why Agile Work Cultures Are So Important To Millennials
Content written by Larry Alton and published by Forbes. MBA News Digest Comment: This article provides insight into millennials that may be helpful in course and curriculum design. Extracted Content: It’s no secret that millennials are having a profound effect on the modern workplace. In the next few years, millennials will cumulatively represent about half the workforce, and the generation … [Read more...]
How millennials approach writing, giving presentations, and data visualization diverges from previous generations
Content written by Kara Baskin and published by Phys.org. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: A new study from MIT Sloan highlights communication trends among millennial MBAs, with revealing findings. "Communication is part of everyone's job, but millennials do it differently," said MIT Sloan lecturer Miro Kazakoff, who co-authored the study with MIT Sloan senior lecturer … [Read more...]
How Millennial MBAs Are Changing The Future Of Work
Content written by Robert Klecha and published by BusinessBecause. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Millennials are set to dominate the work place with research by Deloitte predicting that three of every four people in the workforce globally will be a millennial by 2025. As top executives reach retirement age and millennial MBA grads take on more leadership roles, the … [Read more...]
Most Millennials Learn More from Technology than from People
Content written by Rhea Kelly and published by Campus Technology. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The majority of millennials ages 18-34 (69 percent) learn more information from technology than from people, according to a new report from nonprofit leadership training organization Growing Leaders. In comparison, just 50 percent of surveyed adults ages 45 and up said the … [Read more...]
It is time to rethink business school case studies for millennials
Content written by Tim Calkins and published by Financial Times. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The traditional case study works well; business schools around the world rely on the teaching approach. But for new business school students it is important to evolve the curriculum. Many millennials are interested in having an impact. It is not just about maximising profit; … [Read more...]