The Goal of Motivation in the Military. Soldier Satisfaction or Soldier Performance

Abstract

Most studies to date dealing with worker motivation have concentrated on worker satisfaction, since most managers and researchers apparently assume a positive correlation between worker satisfaction and worker performance. This study was designed to by-pass this assumption and determine the correlation between the junior enlisted soldier's (E-1 through E-4) perceptions of 18 job- related factors, his/her level of performance and his/her level of absenteeism (AWOL). Again, this study approaches only the level of response-performance-AWOL correlations with no attempt at supporting or refuting the satisfacton-leads-to-performance assumption. Analysis revealed: A positive correlation between level of response and performance. Considerably higher response-performance correlations for Combat Arms and Combat Service Support than for Combat Support. No overall correlation between level of response and AWOL. However further analysis revealed a negative correlation between AWOL and three out of four factor sub-scales. A negative correlation between level of performance and AWOL.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057796

Entities

People

  • Allison C. Patterson

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Cognition
  • Combat Support
  • Data Analysis
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Resources
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Lepidoptera
  • Management Personnel
  • Motivation
  • New York
  • Organization Theory
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Training

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