INTERGENERATION DIGITAL COMPETENCE SHARING

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of intergenerational tension in the collaboration of differently old colleagues. It is a follow-up to the outputs of the research project �Intergenerational Management in Support of Digitalization in the Building Industry� financed by Technological Agency of the Czech Republic. The author focuses on the problems of intergenerational cooperation and analyze the current situation from the point of view of generations division according to typical generational behavior. The solution is based on a model of intergenerational cooperation based on improving communication between generations and sharing digital competences. When modelling inter-generational collaboration, willingness to cooperate is a key issue. The article focuses on the causes of intergenerational tension, which has its roots in the current social climate and the rejection of authorities. The research project shows the way how to deal with the situation in companies introducing digital data processing and offers a relatively simple solution that aims to improve intergenerational cooperation and digital competence sharing in order to increase the competitiveness of companies. At the same time, it offers the way how to effectively use older employees and offer them job satisfaction.