Human Capital Management of Air Force SOF: Leadership Identification, Selection and Cultivation

Abstract

Human capital management and leadership selection pose significant challenges in numerous industries and organizations, including the U.S. military. This thesis examines literature and best practices in business management, and provides an in-depth investigation of General Electric and the U.S. Armys Special Operations Aviation Regiment, to identify best practices in leadership cultivation, appraisal processes, and human capital software programs for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). This investigation yields the following recommendations: AFSOC should incorporate a 360-degree feedback process to capture a top-to-bottom and peer-to-peer assessment of an officers ability to lead; it should select high-potential officers to attend in-residence development education based on a continuous performance assessment; it should improve the means by which officers receive performance reviews and overall feedback; and it should improve its own human capital technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1053049

Entities

People

  • Brett A. Stitt
  • Paul R. Jr Andrews

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Officer Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilots
  • Professional Development
  • Resource Management
  • Special Forces
  • Students
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).