A Need for Change: A Study of the Attitudes of the United States Naval Officer toward HRM.

Abstract

This study addresses the attitude of the U. S. Naval Officer toward Human Resource Management (HRM) and specifically the identification of areas in which to work for improvement of this attitude. This perceived attitude of resistance is an area of concern for many people at all levels. The purpose of this thesis was to determine the HRM image in order to identify problem areas and provide direction for improving the image of HRM to facilitate attitude change. The approach taken was based on the consistency theory of attitude change, primarily the basic theories of Heider, Festinger, and Osgood and Tannenbaum. A survey questionnaire was developed and distributed to the naval officers who were students at the Naval Postgraduate School. The questionnaire asked for the degree or intensity that specific adjectives described the HRM specialist and HRM program. Further analysis combined with Osgood, Suci, and Tannenbaum's concept of semantic space resulted in specific directions for improvement of image of HRM and therefore reduction of the attitude of resistance by naval officers. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059606

Entities

People

  • Frank L. Mixner

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Data Science
  • Engineering
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Resource Management
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers