An Analysis of the Relationships between Individual Traits and Job Performance of Air Force Procurement Officers Assigned to the Aeronautical Systems Division

Abstract

The quality of procurement actions conducted by the Department of Defense can be enhanced by improving the selection procedure used to select procurement officers. Such a selection procedure should be based on demonstrated relationships between individual traits and background potential procurement performance. In the study, 42 Air Force procurement officers who were engaged in weapon system acquisition were surveyed in an attempt to establish what relationships existed between their procurement performance, as established by supervisors' ratings, and various psychological traits and biographical items. The contents of the study include a performance measurement device and the statistical methodology involved, as well as a summary of the observed relationships.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743407

Entities

People

  • James M. Masters
  • William J. Ostertag Jr.

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Industrial Psychology
  • Information Science
  • Military Procurement
  • New York
  • Procurement
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Training

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Psychology.