With the growth of a knowledge economy the Internet has become the lifeline of many organisation. Knowledge workers use the we extensively to perform their tasks. The helps in information gathering communication and other tasks. The pervasiveness of the Internet has spawned a whole new generation of workers with specific charactertics.
This Internet generation have a unique style of working and behaviour owing to the fact that they are adept at using the web for wide variety of functions. This generation is usually in the age group of 25-35 years and the older generation include the senior management of the organisation may find it difficult to accept such behaviour or even find it quickly. This generation has a culture of its own which is bound to become the culture of most workplace in the future.
Awareness of what contitutes this culture will help in understanding workplace attitudes and behaviour.Understanding the reasons behind such improve the quality of workplace relations and take employee interaction to the next level
Based on what they find they will be willing to move forward in the relationship. This active search for information should not be misinterpreted as nosy behaviour. This generation does not believe in asking for information from their managers or supervisor. They seek it on their own using their online communities and social networking sites. Working knowledge economy this generation belivers free access to information helps them to work efficiently. They do not like restrictions placed on their time and opportunity to gather information.
It would be wrong to think that this generation does not know much because they have a hoard of information saved on their hard disks. These unique characteristics of the Internet generation will pervade the culture of most workplaces in the future. Being aware of it and using them to advantage will certainly help organisations gain the edge.
