An Analysis of Government/Contractor Interaction as a Motivator of Contractor Performance.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether 'influential government/contractor interaction' can be used to focus top management's attention on contractual performance. The hypothesis states that a relationship exists between the formal structure of 'influential government/contractor interaction' and documented contractor performance ratings. Data were collected at five NASA Centers and included 323 performance ratings on fifty-six contracts over a period of eight years. The data were tested for significant relationships using a stepwise linear regression model which considered the effects of organizational level and interaction frequency on the performance rating, in addition to nine other variables which potentially affected the performance rating.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA016034

Entities

People

  • Gerald D. Schmidt
  • Jack R. Runkle

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Governments

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.