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• 29 Nov 08
  

  lelapin _

  The survey samples the responses of over than 400 North American students and employees within three age groups: 14-17 (youngest millennials), 18-22 (mid-millennials) and 23-27 (older millennials). The survey found an growing demand for mobile devices and social computing technology to connect with co-workers, peers, friends and family, in direct preference to face-to-face contact and communication. The findings point to a clear disconnect between the technology that most organizations provide their workers today and how young workers both prefer and currently use technology to collaborate and communicate at work.

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  Bertrand Duperrin

  The survey samples the responses of over than 400 North American students and employees within three age groups: 14-17 (youngest millennials), 18-22 (mid-millennials) and 23-27 (older millennials). The survey found an growing demand for mobile devices and social computing technology to connect with co-workers, peers, friends and family, in direct preference to face-to-face contact and communication.
  
  The findings point to a clear disconnect between the technology that most organizations provide their workers today and how young workers both prefer and currently use technology to collaborate and communicate at work.

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  • Millennials prefer to choose their social computing technology.
  • Do not seek corporate approval for social computing channels and technologies.
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  • • Low levels of knowledge of corporate policy
    • illennials are insisting on state-of-the-art technology at work
    • Organizations will likely need to provide new communication and collaboration channels.
• 26 Nov 08
  

  Lynne Jones

  The millennial generation -- usually categorized as students and employees aged 14 to 27 -- expect to use their own technology and mobile devices for work says a new survey report from management consulting firm Accenture.

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• 25 Nov 08
  

  Josie Fraser

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