An Investigation of the Determinants of a Successful Career as a USAF Procurement Officer.
Abstract
This research was a first attempt to determine if there were common success factors for a successful career within the United States Air Force procurement officer force. If these factors did exist, and could be identified, they could be used for presenting a visable and a viable career progression plan to officers within the career field. Two populations of officer briefs were selected for analysis. One population consisted of colonels, and the other population consisted of lieutenant colonels passed over at least once for promotion, all of whom were serving in the procurement career field as of 1 April 1977. For the purpose of this study, success was defined as attaining the grade of colonel and serving in the procurement career field while in that grade. Selected variables from the two populations were compared to determine if meaningful differences existed between the two populations. The findings of this study were that meaningful differences were present between the two populations with regard to twelve variables, and these variables were labeled 'determinants' of a successful career within the procurement career field. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA047278
Entities
People
- Gerald W. Haynes
- William H. Herbert
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology