An Investigation of the Factors which Affect the Career Selection Process of Air Force Systems Command Company Grade Officers.

Abstract

The general purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the individual perceptions and attitudes which affect the career selection decision of Air Force Systems Command company grade officers. This research included a literature review of recent work in the area of career turnover. The review identified two major theoretical developments which were postulated to add significant predictive power to Lewis' approach: (1) the effect of a person's motivation to comply with the expectations of others and (2) the effect of a person's current job satisfaction. The purpose was to operationalize the aforementioned concepts in a single model which explained the most variance in individual career intentions. A survey was completed by 2200 company grade officers throughout Systems Command. The results of the data analyses showed that a model which addressed not only the perceived attraction of job alternatives, but also the effects of the expectations of others, and current job satisfaction more accurately described an individual's career selection decision.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA083712

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  • Richard J. Mosbach
  • Thomas J. Scanlan

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Education
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Science
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • United States

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