Background:
Every day companies find their employees and work teams with clear differences in age, gender and experiences. This variety is known as generational and gender diversity. Today, it is important for organizations to integrate such diversity as a key element of their corporate strategy.
Hypotheses/Research Questions
The purpose of this study is to provide a systematic review of scientific/empirical research focused on gender and generational diversity related to wellbeing in the workplace in the period from 2010 to 2020 (both included).
Design
A comprehensive search was performed, using the the five dominant databases, namely Scopus, Proquest, PsycArticles, Web of the Science, and EBSCOhost's. The search topics were: work, wellbeing, diversity, generation, gender, age.
Results
The computerized search resulted in 60 articles for systematic content analysis. This study outlines the existing panorama of studies on generational diversity and gender in relation to wellbeing in the workplace. The results show that well-managed diversity brings benefits to organizations, among which are improved leadership, creativity and innovation, flexibility, improved decision-making, and better employee performance and productivity. It also highlights the limited research that currently exists on the topic of intergenerational wellbeing. This review draws attention about the need for further research on generational diversity and gender and its influence on wellbeing within the work context.
Scientific Contribution
This study serves as a guide for academics and human resources professionals, as it directs their attention towards the little-examined context of generational and gender studies.