Balancing Accession and Retention. Cost and Productivity Tradeoffs.

Abstract

In this paper the author uses a rating-specific model that incorporates both cost and productivity data to find the most efficient balance of accession and retention. She finds that increasing retention by raising Zone A bonus payments is cost-effective. Additional monies budgeted for bonus payments and second-term pay are more than offset by reductions in recruiting and training costs and first-term pay. Alternatively, holding costs at current levels, it is found that increasing retention leads to a more productive force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130560

Entities

People

  • Ellen Balis

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Equations
  • Force Structure
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Reenlistment
  • Statistics
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Personnel Management