New Gen Z research identifies this generation's goals, values and preferences in contrast to managerial perceptions
MELBOURNE, Australia, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nintex, the global standard for process management and optimisation, today released a new research study on Generation Z employees in Australia that identifies their expectations for the workplace. The study, "The Gen Z Effect in Australia: Understanding your newest employees' views on work, corporate culture, automation and you", surveyed the country's soon-to-be largest generation and illustrates that Gen Z, those born between 1996 and 2012, is driven by personal preferences, values, and distinctions they develop in university that follow them into the workforce.
Nintex's research shows that Australia's Gen Zers are ready to engage and grow in a company provided they have direct supervisors who invest in their career development and commit to in-person meetings. This study finds that work flexibility is more important than salary for this generation. They also want to be part of an organisation that has automated processes and strong technology in place, or they will not stay for long. The complete study findings are available as a downloadable eBook at https://www.nintex.com/resources/gen-z-effect-in-australia-and-new-zealand/ and include data and comparisons to Gen Zers in New Zealand.
"Gen Z is very different from the Millennial generation that we've been working to better understand and retain since they started entering the workforce in late 90s," says Nintex Chief Evangelist Ryan Duguid. "What this youngest generation wants is for their employers to support their career aspirations, regularly communicate in person and reward them as they achieve goals."
Key Findings:
The Gen Z Effect in Australia study provides strong evidence that the youngest working generation's self-perception and identity is deeply tied to their jobs. It will be critical for business leaders and managers of Gen Z employees to ensure these individuals find meaning in their roles and do not hinder their ambition with inefficient or broken business processes. Process management and automation capabilities can play a decisive role in helping to foster the kind of workplaces that help Gen Z flourish and build their careers. Technologies like the Nintex Process Cloud platform were designed to help companies improve how people work by making it easy to manage, automate and optimise every business process with powerful technology to keep employees engaged, customers happy, and to outpace business competitors.
"While technology continues to evolve at a rapid clip, it's important to recognise that the success of every organisation ultimately depends on its people," says Duguid. "Employees play a critical role in cultivating your corporate culture as well as the success of continually improving business processes to ensure your organisation runs well."
Duguid will share The Gen Z Effect in Australia study findings in more detail at Nintex Promapp™ CONNECT 2019 in Melbourne on 4 June and in Sydney on 6 June. To register, visit https://www.promapp.com/connect-2019/. Nintex will also publish country-specific Gen Z study findings for New Zealand as well as for the United States and United Kingdom. All of the company's Gen Z research will be publicly available on Nintex.com in eBook formats.
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Nintex is the global standard for process management and automation. Today more than 8,000 public and private sector clients across 90 countries turn to the Nintex Platform to accelerate progress on their digital transformation journeys by quickly and easily managing, automating and optimising business processes. Learn more by visiting www.nintex.com and experience how Nintex and its global partner network are shaping the future of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA).
Study Methodology
The study by Nintex was conducted by Lucid Research in March 2019 and consisted of two surveys. The first was completed by 325 current and future Gen Z employees in Australia. Those that qualified for current Gen Z employees were graduates of a three-year or four-year university degree program who now have a job where they use a computer for 5+ hours a day. Future Gen Z employees were current enrollees in a three-year or four-year university degree program who will actively seek full-time employment upon graduation and graduates of a three/four-year university degree program who are actively seeking full-time employment. The second survey audience comprised 250 enterprise decision makers in Australia. To qualify, respondents had to work at a company with 250+ employees, be at a management, VP/Director or C-Suite level, and were directly involved in choosing or helping their organisation to implement new technology, including buying/selecting new tools.
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