An Enhanced Capability to Model How Compensation Policy Affects U.S. Department of Defense Civil Service Retention and Cost

Abstract

Retention is a critical part of workforce management, as is the strategic use of compensation to influence the size and composition of that workforce. To manage the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) civilian workforce and use compensation effectively and efficiently, planners and policymakers must have the capability to rigorously assess the retention effects and cost implications of changing the level and structure of compensation. That capability needs to have a solid foundation in the literature and theories of how personnel make retention decisions over their careers, be firmly grounded empirically with data on retention decisions at the individual level of personnel careers, and include a capacity to perform simulations of the retention and cost effects of relevant policy changes. The dynamic retention model provides such a capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1022589

Entities

People

  • Beth J. Asch
  • David Knapp
  • James R. Hosek
  • Michael G. Mattock

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Computer Programming
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Demography
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Federal Budgets
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics