Navy Career Motivation Programs in an All-Volunteer Condition: I. A Cognitive Map of Career Motivation

Abstract

The report traces the development of a model of Navy career motivation under the all-volunteer condition. This is an outgrowth of three interview studies in which information about factors influential in enlistment and reenlistment decision was elicited. Interviewee samples included men who were at various stages of considering enlistment in the Navy, as well as personnel in three shortage ratings at four points in their first enlistment. Key influences affecting enlistment decisions are explored. On the basis of these interview data, a longitudinal model of career motivation is described and key points that may be susceptible to administrative intervention are cited. A set of suggestions from administrative experiments and possible means for implementing indicated changes aiming to enhance career motivation are then offered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0759079

Entities

People

  • Abraham K. Korman
  • Alan P. Romanczuk
  • Albert S. Glickman
  • Barry E. Goodstadt

Organizations

  • American Institutes for Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Cognition
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Job Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.