Özet:

The developments in the economic, social and technological fields have led to changes in qualities, expectations and generation understanding. Although there is no complete gender unity, those born between 1960 and 1980 are X, and those born between 1980 and 2000 are Y. Before the 1980s, the X and Y generations began to be found together. Different strategies and policies have begun to be implemented in order to keep the generations together and prevent their conflicts. Today, X and Y generations are discussed in which sectors they are found; the motivation tools of X and Y generations are discussed. The study compared X and Y generations of motivation tools. In the study in the hospitals in Afyonkarahisar, the data was collected with Mottaz's (1985) work motivation scale. The conclusion is that the internal and external motivation tools of X and Y generations do not differ. According to this study, it can also be said that the tendency of hospital employees to pay attention to internal motivation tools is higher than the tendency to pay attention to external motivation tools.