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The View from Generation X: Organizations Need to Change

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What challenges do emerging leaders see for organizations in the future, what would they like to see changed and what obstacles do they see in their own career paths?

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© 2010 Sherry H. Penney and Patricia Akemi Neilson

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Penney, S.H., Neilson, P.A. (2010). The View from Generation X: Organizations Need to Change. In: Next Generation Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230107694_7

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