Organization Development in the Navy: A Strategy for Addressing Disciplinary Problems

Abstract

The Navy's Organization Development (OD) program, Human Resource Management (HRM), was investigated as a potential method for addressing and ameliorating those conditions that contribute to disciplinary problems. The design involved a comparison of ships that had participated in HRM activities with a matched group of control (non-HRM) ships. The dependent variable was the unit-level nonjudicial punishment (NJP) rate, which was used as an indicator of the number of disciplinary offenses within the command. A comparison of changes in NJP rates between experimental and control ships yielded no significant differences. That is, no evidence was found to suggest that mere participation in HRM-related activities had any significant impact upon NJP rates. It was noted that the HRM Support System is dynamic in nature and that there are a large number of variables that may moderate the effectiveness of HRM activity. Efforts now underway in the standardization of HRM cycle activities should enable more comprehensive evaluations of HRM effectiveness. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042486

Entities

People

  • Kent S. Crawford

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Crime
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Human Resources
  • Military Research
  • Military Science
  • Naval Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Psychology
  • Resource Management
  • Students
  • Training
  • Warfare

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  • Criminal Law
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design