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To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00874.x Byline: BARBARA WILSON (1), MAE SQUIRES (1), KIMBERLEY WIDGER (1), LISA CRANLEY (2), ANN TOURANGEAU (3,4,5) Keywords: generation; job satisfaction; nurse; nursing management; survey; work environment Abstract: Aim To explore generational differences in job satisfaction. Background Effective retention strategies are required to mitigate the international nursing shortage. Job satisfaction, a strong and consistent predictor of retention, may differ across generations. Understanding job satisfaction generational differences may lead to increasing clarity about generation-specific retention approaches. Method The Ontario Nurse Survey collected data from 6541 Registered Nurses. Participants were categorized as Baby Boomer, Generation X or Generation Y based on birth year. Multivariate analysis of variance explored generational differences for overall and specific satisfaction components. Results In overall job satisfaction and five specific satisfaction components, Baby Boomers were significantly more satisfied than Generations X and Y. Conclusion It is imperative to improve job satisfaction for younger generations of nurses. Implications for Nursing Management Strategies to improve job satisfaction for younger generations of nurses may include creating a shared governance framework where nurses are empowered to make decisions. Implementing shared governance, through nurse-led unit-based councils, may lead to greater job satisfaction, particularly for younger nurses. Opportunities to self schedule or job share may be other potential approaches to increase job satisfaction, especially for younger generations of nurses. Another potential strategy would be to aggressively provide and support education and career-development opportunities. Author Affiliation: (1)Doctoral Student (2)Doctoral Candidate, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (3)Associate Professor, Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (4)Adjunct Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada (5)Co-investigator, Nursing Health Services Research Unit, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Article History: Accepted for publication: 15 February 2008 Article note: Barbara Wilson, Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 130-155 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1P8, E-mail: barbara.wilson@utoronto.ca