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Generation Z: Fitting Project Management Soft Skills Competencies—A Mixed-Method Approach
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Generation Z is arriving in the workforce. Do these youngsters have the skills and traits to
fit project teams? This study reviews the literature concerning project management competencies
and the traits that are associated with Generation Z. To deepen the understanding of its members
(Gen Zers) traits, we explore the self-awareness of their profile, strengths and weaknesses with
an empirical study. We used a mixed-method approach, implementing a survey on a sample of
211 college students about to enter the labor market. Comparing our survey results with the literature,
we identified differences that reveal some of the lack of awareness of Gen Zers about their traits.
Further analysis also revealed a significant correlation between the most highlighted Generation Z
traits and essential project management soft skills, pointing to Generation Z as a promissory asset in
the project management field. However, other essential project management (PM) soft skills were
not grounded in personality traits. Our findings, namely the lack of awareness and association
results, suggest the need for further research on educational approaches and re-thinking and targeting
education and training policies that could strengthen Generation Z soft skills. Our results also suggest
reflections about whether the Gen Zers traits fit the PM competencies sought by organizations.
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Competencies Project management Education Soft skills Generation Z
Citation
Magano, J., Silva, C. Figueiredo, C., Vitória, A., Nogueira, T., Dinis, M.A. (2020). Generation Z: Fitting Project Management Soft Skills Competencies - A Mixed-Method Approach. Education Sciences 2020, 10(7), 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10070187
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MDPI