Possible Approaches for Development of a Naval Personnel Status Index (NPSI).
Abstract
Rapid change in the Navy, particularly in the personnel subsystem, may affect the relative efficiency and effectiveness of mission or task accomplishments in Naval units and subunits. At present, no broadly agreed upon measure or index is available for assessing the nature or direction of such changes in likelihood of mission and/or task accomplishment. Decisions about personnel programs and policies and decisions related to implementing recommended personnel research studies could be better informed if such an index--a Naval Personnel Status Index--were available. The report summarizes ideas and suggestions made during a two-day meeting among a small number of experts who met in late 1972 to define and explicate the major issues and problems likely to be faced in developing such an index. Based on these experts' suggestions, relevant literature was identified and it is also reviewed in the report. Particular emphasis is given to various approaches involving readiness measures, concepts and techniques of human resource valuation, concepts and measures of organizational effectiveness, the use of economic indicators and quality indices, and necessary conceptual and psychometric considerations for developing an NPSI. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0764102
Entities
People
- George T. Milkovich
- Marvin D. Dunnette
- Stephan J. Motowidlo