A Study of the Personal Value Systems and Operative Goals of Minuteman Missile. Operational Career Field.

Abstract

The primary objective of the research was to gain insight into personal values and goals of Minuteman Operational officers. The hierarchy of values and of goals for Minuteman officers reflect internalization of the official goals and primary mission of SAC by the personnel. There were indications that 'mission' oriented official goals receive less support than 'personnel' oriented official goals. The apparent lower level of support for the 'mission' goals was viewed as probably being more a result of the perceived level of military threat than a real lack of support. Contingency table analyses of the personal and organizational variable classifications, and the behavioral relevance of values and goals revealed 308 differences at the 0.05 level of significance. The majority of the differences centered about age-related variables, career intentions, Regular or Reserve Commission, job satisfaction scores, and POR. The variable POR accounted for the greatest number of significant differences. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0773797

Entities

People

  • Larry C. Bagley

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Classification
  • Hierarchies
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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