A Study of Job Satisfaction as it Relates to the System Program Office and the Weapon Acquisition Process.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine job satisfaction as it related to the system program office and the weapon acquisition process. The weapon acquisition process was defined and various satisfaction and motivational theories were discussed. Professors Hackman and Oldham devised and validated an instrument called the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS) which was administered to 230 randomly selected SPO personnel who had been grouped into three categories. Category I consisted of individuals who work in the conceptual and validation stages; Category II was comprised of individuals who work in the full-scale development stage; and Category III included those individuals who work in the production and deployment stages. The results of the 180 respondents were statistically evaluated and summarized.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA016030

Entities

People

  • Charles T. Roof
  • David M. Rigsbee

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Deployment
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Production
  • System Software
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Organizational Psychology.