An examination of multi-generational work values of selected Texas A&M University employees

The purpose of this research study was to investigate the values of different generations and the possible differences that gender and education have on their select values. Six hundred thirty-six participants from five nonacademic departments at Texas A&M University volunteered to participate. A descriptive methodology involving an online survey instrument to collect the data was used.; The Work Values Inventory (Super, 1968) and Strauss and Howe's (2000) model for generational categories was used. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the data. The research questions sought to determine whether differences existed between the work values based on generational level, educational level, and gender among the four generational cohorts studied.; Results indicated that for each of the three questions, there were generational work value differences within the generational cohort groups and in gender and education in certain areas for participants studied at Texas A&M University.