A Study of Environmental Fctors Influencing Perceived Career Progression of Civil Service Employees.
Abstract
The research concerned the measurement of Civil Service employee's perceptions of the factors related to career progression and the identification of the factors of their job environment which influenced these perceptions. The measurement of career progression perceptions consisted of measuring employee perceptions of the content of five key factors in their jobs. These factors are: achievement, recognition, job interest, responsibility, and advancement. Two hundred and twenty Civil Service employees answered questionnaires furnishing the above measurements as well as ratings of their feelings of job security, career aspirations and expectations, and the importance of the motivators with respect to their career progression. This data was analyzed to identify significant differences between employees grouped according to various characteristics and to identify significant relationships between several characteristics and overall perceptions of career progression and the importance weights for the motivators. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0733377
Entities
People
- Donald A. Dunham
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology