Abstracts Psychology

The Young Millennial Corporate Experience: Using a Positive Psychology Framework to Impact Future Organizational Culture

by Melissa Crastnopol

In this final paper for course DYNM668, I will lay out the framework, theoretical underpinnings, and research objectives for my qualitative research study which aims to understand the young millennial experience at work. This paper will provide a foundation of current research, why I have been drawn to explore this topic, and what this research will add to the current literature. As humans, work is a substantial part of our adult lives; having a fundamental understanding of work and its role in an individual’s life is essential to helping people (Flores & Ojeda, 2009). Understanding how people can best work and live is critical to enhancing personal wellbeing, performance at work, in life, and benefits the health of our society (Flores, Ojeda, 2009). With millennials now the majority age group in the workforce (Gallup, 2016), I want to better understand a younger subset of this generation’s motivations for staying within an organization and explore the role that prioritizing employee wellbeing and utilization of strengths plays within organizational commitment in order to positively impact and reshape the future of organizational culture.