Transfer Transitions

Abstract

This report is a review and synthesis of the literature on job transfers. Transfers are job and location changes within the organization which necessitate both adjusting to/learning a new job for the employee, and adjusting to a new community for the family. Very little is known about either of these two processes. This report summarizes past research and suggests new hypotheses in the areas of employee and family adjustment to both domestic and foreign transfers. In another section, an organizational view of the costs and benefits of transfers is presented. The final section pinpoints the few 'facts' we have discovered about transfer adjustment, and suggests major areas in need of additional research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA113607

Entities

People

  • Cary Wilkins
  • Cynthia D. Fisher
  • Joe Eulberg

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Transfers
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Psychology
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design