The Airman Weapons System: Improving Human Capital Management in the US Air Force

Abstract

This research focuses on identifying barriers to better human capital management in the Air Force. Although the Air Forces 2015 Strategic Master Plan includes an imperative to become a more agile, innovative force, the Service is still experiencing a significant recruiting and retention crisis, especially in high-demand areas such as intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and aviation. Bolman and Deals four-frame model is used to examine the Air Forces cultural strengths and limitations from the structural, human resources, political, and symbolic perspectives. Growth opportunities and barriers are identified and analyzed based on current research in the fields of organizational design, psychology, economics, and business. It concludes with a discussion of how to create organizational change and presents the idea of prioritizing human capital management by viewing Airmen as the Air Forces most important weapons system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1054628

Entities

People

  • Amy Hansen

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Economics