Research Landscape of Multigenerational Workforce Literature: A Bibliographic Coupling and Co-Citation Analysis

Abstract

The multigenerational workforce is not a transient but a permanent phenomenon impacting organisation-level outcomes. People are the differentiators for a company’s performance, and it is pertinent to understand the facets that influence employee behaviour at the workplace. One such facet is generational diversity. This study attempts to understand the intellectual structure of multigenerational workforce literature and its relevance in HRD. Bibliometric analysis comprising bibliographic coupling and co-citation methods has been applied to analyse the selected sample of 109 journal articles from reputed journals obtained from the SCOPUS database. Results of this study indicate the most cited articles, the most influential authors, countries and educational institutions with leading publications and the most active journals. Lastly, the study delineates the major themes that emerge from the extant works in the area.