Impact of an Organizational Development Program in an Army Field Facility
Abstract
The Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) has formed an Organizational Effectiveness Technical Area to evaluate the impact of various organizational effectiveness strategies on soldier performance, motivation, and job satisfaction and adapt them to current programs. This paper briefly describes the pilot program conducted in an Army field station. The program consisted of three phases. The first identified organizational problem areas that could be corrected through organizational effectiveness (OE) techniques. Problems were identified through a validated diagnostic instrument, the Work Environment Questionnaire (WEQ) developed by ARI. The second phase implemented OE strategies designed to deal with the problem areas. The final phase evaluated the effectiveness of the OE strategies in terms of specific performance criteria and attitude data. The impact of the program was determined by comparing groups before and after the strategies were introduced. The program took place at an Army communications processing field station, where it focused on four work groups. Each work group had 1 or 2 noncommissioned officer supervisors and 12 to 14 enlisted men (EM) operators. Comparisons were made among the groups to evaluate the impact of certain OE strategies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA077964
Entities
People
- John R. Turney
- Stanley L. Cohen
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences