Title: Favourableness of reverse mentoring across Generation X, Y and Z in the automobile industry

Authors: Preeti Malhotra

Addresses: School of Management, GD Goenka University, Sohna, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Abstract: In the present era, the workplace has been profusely changed. Multigenerational workforce has been working together with their diverse working styles. Therefore, technological and operational efficiency, high coordination and social engagement became necessities for all generations' employees. This has also necessitated the need of reverse mentoring. Reverse mentoring is the knowledge sharing platform where multi-generational workforce can learn from one another's expertise. Organisations are using it as a social exchange tool. The purpose of the study was to explore whether all the generations of present business scenario (Generations X, Y and Z) are favourable towards reverse mentoring practices. The study concludes that all the three generations show pragmatic response towards reverse mentoring. In fact, the research done till date also suggests that organisations should implement reverse mentoring programs following proper planning and execution methods.

Keywords: Generation X; Generation Y; Generation Z; reverse mentoring; automobile industry.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBG.2025.144870

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2025 Vol.39 No.3/4, pp.366 - 378

Received: 27 Jan 2021
Accepted: 11 Nov 2021
Published online: 06 Mar 2025 *

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