Let’s WhatsApp! Generation X couples’ online and offline relationship patterns in the digital age

2021 ◽  
pp. 146144482110431
Author(s):  
Tal Nadel Harony ◽  
Gali Einav ◽  
Yair Galily
Keyword(s):  
Generation X ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Behavioral Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Relationship Dynamics ◽  
Relationship Patterns ◽  
Marital Conflicts ◽  
Therapy Model

This article proposes that WhatsApp can offer insights into couples’ relationships. Based on Gottman’s therapy model, which mathematically analyzes marital conflicts, this study focuses on couples’ WhatsApp correspondence and asks to what extent it reflects the offline relationships of Generation X. The research was conducted over a year using semi-structured interviews with 18 couples who have been in a relationship for at least 5 years. The couples described their discourse on WhatsApp and the dynamics of their relationship offline. The findings indicate that WhatsApp use mirrors offline relationships. The following four types of interaction were identified: (1) technical, (2) practical, (3) casual, and (4) emotional. In addition, the following three patterns of conflictual behavior that correspond with Gottman’s distinctions were identified: (1) logical, (2) emotional, and (3) avoidant. The article cites WhatsApp’s potential for behavioral observation and the possibility of using it to change relationship dynamics.

scholarly journals Challenges to the learning organization in the context of generational diversity and social networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Kaminska ◽  
Stefano Borzillo
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Generation X ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Organizational Boundaries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Generational Diversity ◽  
Company Culture

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of the challenges to the emergence of a learning organization (LO) posed by a context of generational diversity and an enterprise social networking system (ESNS). Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative methodology based on an analysis of 20 semi-structured interviews in a high-tech organization and internal company documents relating to the introduction of a new, centralized ESNS. Findings This study uncovers fundamental differences between Generation X and Y employees regarding their ESNS adoption and use. While Xers take more time to adopt the new centralized ESNS introduced into the company, their use seems in line with the company culture and corporate norms of behavior. At the same time, even if Yers are faster ESNS adopters, they use it as they use Facebook disregarding the hierarchy and organizational boundaries. This creates tensions between Generation X and Y and undermines the formation of the LO. Research limitations/implications As conclusions are specific to a context of a single organization, the authors recommend other case studies, to enrich the findings. Originality/value By highlighting how the use of social networks modifies who has the power and the control over knowledge in an organization, this paper enriches the theory on the LO. It has implications for managers wishing to design LOs in the context of intergenerational diversity.

Staff Reflections on Using E-Assessment Feedback in the Digital Age

2019 ◽  
pp. 386-414
Author(s):  
Akrum Helfaya ◽  
James O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Business ◽  
Assessment Feedback ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Business And Management

Assessment and feedback represent two of the key elements that affect students' learning. Using e-assessment with productive and instant e-feedback reduces the gap between current and preferred performance of the new generation of digital students. Action research methodology was used to investigate staff perception of using e-assessment feedback in the teaching and learning process. To achieve this aim, a survey was administered to 48 full-time academics to collect data about their perceptions of using e-assessment and/or e-feedback to assess their students' performance. And then seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with the staff. Findings from staff survey and interviews show that the teaching staff is generally in agreement with the use of and benefits of e-assessment and/or e-feedback in teaching business and management modules. Using technology, therefore, can provide an avenue for innovative assessment and prompt feedback methods that meet the needs of the digital students in the digital age in an efficient and effective manner.

Exploring the Impact of CSR on Talent Management with Generation Y

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keri Ohlrich
Keyword(s):  
Generation X ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Simple Fact ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Csr Strategy ◽  
Attraction And Retention ◽  
The Impact

Developing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy can help companies remain competitive, grow market share, and enhance customer loyalty. As CSR has recently become part of corporate strategy, many corporations are confronted with an employee talent shortfall. This shortfall is attributed to factors from the simple fact that there are not enough people, like Generation X not being able to replace the retiring Baby Boomers to the more complex concept of a talent mismatch. This research investigates this intersection of CSR and talent and examines the impact of CSR on employee attraction and retention, with a special focus on Generation Y. Interviews included 36 qualitative, semi-structured interviews. Results suggest that potential employees are not as much attracted by the CSR programme, but by the values of the company. Results suggest that employees do not necessarily stay at companies because of the CSR programme. From the findings, a practitioners’ guide was created. This guide outlines the drivers of attraction and retention that focus on iValue, iDevelop and iRetain.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Reasons for Infidelity in Women with Extra-marital Relationships: A Qualitative Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shima Messripour ◽  
Ozra Etemadi ◽  
Seyed Ahmad Ahmadi ◽  
Rezvanosadat Jazayeri
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Marital Conflicts ◽  
Intrapersonal Factors

<p>Due to the higher statistics of male infidelity, the focus of previous studies has been on investigating the reasons for infidelity in this gender group. On the other hand; since marital infidelity is a phenomenon that affects every country’s culture, people, and even families, the results of research studies conducted overseas cannot be fully implicated to Iranian families. To this end, this study aimed at analyzing the reasons behind infidelity in women with extra-marital relationships in the form of a qualitative study. This study was conducted through a qualitative research approach and by using the content analysis method. Participants included 11 women referred to the counseling centers in the city of Isfahan. Purposive sampling was used and continued until data saturation. Semi-structured interviews were employed as the primary method of data collection. The data were analyzed via qualitative content analysis and constant comparative analysis methods. After the examination and division of the basic concepts, 800 initial codes were extracted from interviews. The categories were created based on the codes following several reviews and summarizations on the basis of similarities. By the nature, these conceptual and abstract themes were named in three categories of intrapersonal factors, marital conflicts, and sexual reasons. The factors affecting female infidelity in this study had three dimensions. These factors included intrapersonal factors, marital conflicts, and sexual reasons. These findings can help psychologists, family counselors, and planners in the field of the social sciences identify the efficient scopes and purposes.</p>

scholarly journals Qualitative Evaluation of Men Vulnerability to Extramarital Relations

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadegh Baranoladi ◽  
Ozra Etemadi ◽  
Seyed Ahmad Ahmadi ◽  
Maryam Fatehizade
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Marital Conflicts ◽  
Class A ◽  
Loss Of Self ◽  
Marital Infidelity

<p class="a"><span lang="EN-US">Because of the negative effects of marital infidelity followed to determine the reasons for clinicians and researchers is important. The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of men marital infidelity. The approach used in the current study was a qualitative research method.To collect data, semi-structured interviews were used. Interview content analysis and categorization codes revealed that the reasons for marital infidelity placed in several categories. Sexual (seeking happiness and freshness due to marriage burnout, having new sexual experiences, sensation seeking, and wife sloppiness), emotional (marital conflicts, crises of life, loss of self, and emotion and though sharing), and external factors (power, having the opportunity to relationship, confidence and support received from friends, attitude or entitlement, de inhibition due to drug use). These categorizations have implications for clinicians and researchers. Therapists working with infidelity should consider these factors in prevention programs and family enrichment.</span></p>

Knowledge and Skills Competencies for Humanities Librarians Supporting Postgraduate Students

Libri ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-344
Author(s):  
Glynnis Johnson ◽  
Jaya Raju
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The University

Abstract This paper reports on an aspect of a 2016 masters study which addresses the research question: what knowledge and skills do humanities librarians require to effectively provide support to postgraduate students in the digital age? The study adopted a qualitative approach using a multiple case study design, within a constructivist paradigm, to respond to the research question, with core competency theory used to provide theoretical support. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with purposively sampled librarians and postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University, the University of Cape Town and the University of the Western Cape, all of which are situated in the Western Cape of South Africa. A significant finding of the study is that a mixture of discipline-specific knowledge and skills, generic skills and personal attributes are required by humanities librarians to effectively support postgraduate students, especially in the current digital age. The study presents a knowledge and skills framework that could be used to ascertain humanities librarians’ current knowledge and skills as well as establish areas for further knowledge and skills acquisition.

Barriers in Women's Romantic Partner Search in the Digital Age

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-137
Author(s):  
Sarah Adeyinka-Skold
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Relationship Formation ◽  
Sexual Racism ◽  
College Educated

What are women's experiences of searching for and making romantic connections in the digital age? Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 111 Asian, White, Black, and Latina, heterosexual, college-educated women between the ages of 25 and 33, the author finds that, regardless of race, women searching for romantic partners encounter cyberaggression and men who are intimidated by their educational background and/or career achievements. Women of color also experience cultural sexual racism, and Black women additionally contend with being excluded as potential romantic partners by Black and non-Black men. She argues that these experiences constitute barriers to relationship formation in the digital age. Furthermore, this research contributes to scholarship that explores the intersection of race, gender, and technology and its impact on individuals' lived experiences.

scholarly journals Consumers in New Millennium: Attitudes towards Adoption of New Technologies in Purchasing Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (33) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janka Kopaničová ◽  
Dagmar Klepochová
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Generation X ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Online Purchase ◽  
S Curve ◽  
Purchasing Process

Abstract The use of new technologies has brought many changes into consumer behaviour, especially into purchasing process. The aim of the article is to uncover the attitudes of different generations towards usage of new technologies in purchasing process and determine if the diffusion of innovative purchasing process is significantly different among different generations. The article presents the results of authors´ research of usage of new technologies in purchasing process, as well as attitudes towards it, among different age groups - Generation X, Y, Z and seniors. Results of hybrid research carried out by semi-structured interviews with 551 respondents show, that there are significant generational differences in all three components of attitude towards online purchase, which can be - due to its characteristics- considered the most complex use of new technologies in purchasing process. Results prove that the diffusion of innovation in the purchasing process is significantly influenced by the age group. With age the number of Innovators significantly drops and the percentage of Laggards rises. The ratio of those adopting “early” and “late” significantly changes according to age group as well. Majority of younger respondents are accepting the new technologies into purchasing process early (Innovators, Early Adopters, Early Majority). Middle-aged consumers accept the innovations proportionally - copying the Roger´s curve. Among seniors, the majority is “late” (Late Majority and Laggards).

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