fa Role of Intergenerational-interpersonal Communication in the Performance of Red Crescent Society Staff in Tehran Province حمایت روانی در سوانح Psychological support in disasters پژوهشي Research article <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>INTRODUCTION:</strong> The most important, useful, and cost-effective way to attain organizational goals is the improvement of intergenerational-interpersonal communication among different generations&nbsp;of&nbsp;employees in the workplace. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the role of intergenerational-interpersonal communication in the performance of 50s-70s-generation employees of the Red Crescent Society of Tehran (age range of 20-40 years) in 2019.<br> <strong>METHODS:</strong> This applied research was conducted based on a descriptive-survey design. The statistical population of this study includes all employees of the Red Crescent Society of Tehran province (n=160). The participants were selected via the census method. A researcher-made questionnaire was employed to collect data, and SPSS software (version 24) was used for data analysis.<br> <strong>FINDINGS:</strong> Based on the results, the variables and dimensions of intergenerational-interpersonal communication were significantly and strongly correlated with the performance of 50s-70s-generation employees of the Red Crescent Society of Tehran province. In other words, the employees&#39; performance will be enhanced with an improvement in the dimensions of intergenerational-interpersonal communication.<br> <strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> As evidenced by the obtained results, effective intergenerational-interpersonal communication skills training should be considered one of the goals of stakeholders. Moreover, groupism and relationship solidarity are among the effective factors influencing employee performance. This solidarity can be significantly improved by the establishment of intimate relationships, membership in groups, interaction, face-to-face communication, social status, appropriate expectations, necessary trust, participation in decision-making, and managers&#39; acceptance of individual differences.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>INTRODUCTION:</strong> The most important, useful, and cost-effective way to attain organizational goals is the improvement of intergenerational-interpersonal communication among different generations&nbsp;of&nbsp;employees in the workplace. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the role of intergenerational-interpersonal communication in the performance of 50s-70s-generation employees of the Red Crescent Society of Tehran (age range of 20-40 years) in 2019.<br> <strong>METHODS:</strong> This applied research was conducted based on a descriptive-survey design. The statistical population of this study includes all employees of the Red Crescent Society of Tehran province (n=160). The participants were selected via the census method. A researcher-made questionnaire was employed to collect data, and SPSS software (version 24) was used for data analysis.<br> <strong>FINDINGS:</strong> Based on the results, the variables and dimensions of intergenerational-interpersonal communication were significantly and strongly correlated with the performance of 50s-70s-generation employees of the Red Crescent Society of Tehran province. In other words, the employees&#39; performance will be enhanced with an improvement in the dimensions of intergenerational-interpersonal communication.<br> <strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> As evidenced by the obtained results, effective intergenerational-interpersonal communication skills training should be considered one of the goals of stakeholders. Moreover, groupism and relationship solidarity are among the effective factors influencing employee performance. This solidarity can be significantly improved by the establishment of intimate relationships, membership in groups, interaction, face-to-face communication, social status, appropriate expectations, necessary trust, participation in decision-making, and managers&#39; acceptance of individual differences.</div> Intergenerational-interpersonal Communication, Staff Performance, Red Crescent Society Intergenerational-interpersonal Communication, Staff Performance, Red Crescent Society 95 104 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-576-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Samad Talaei Shams صمد طلائی شمس 10031947532846007906 10031947532846007906 No Master of Social Communication Sciences, Sabz University of Amol Institute, Tehran, Iran جمعیت هلال احمر استان تهران Karim Gholamzadeh Alam کریم غلامزاده اعلم 10031947532846007907 10031947532846007907 Yes University lecturer, Amol Green Higher Education Institute, Tehran, Iran مدرس دانشگاه، موسسه آموزش عالی سبز آمل، Mahmoud Sharepour محمود شارع‌پور 10031947532846007908 10031947532846007908 No Professor of Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran دانشگاه مازندران Leila Mahdavi لیلا مهدوی 10031947532846007909 10031947532846007909 No Master of Disaster Management Information System, Tehran, Iran جمعیت هلال احمر