Organizational Process and Combat Readiness: Feasibility of Training Organizational Effectiveness Staff Officers to Assess Command Group Performance
Abstract
This report describes the results of the first phase of a project concerned with research on the relationship between performance of certain critical organizational processes and combat readiness of U.S. Army units. The research in Phase I was devoted to analysis of the relationship between process performance of battalion command groups and the combat outcomes of battle simulations in which the battalions participated and determination of the feasibility of training Organizational Effectiveness Staff Officers (OESO) to observe and assess the process performance of TOE unit battle staffs and to feedback their observations so that improved performance would result. The results indicated that a positive relationship (correlation = .67) between organizational process performance and combat outcomes did exist, and also that it is possible to successfully train OESOs. Caution must be observed concerning these results since the sample sizes (twelve battalions and two OESOs) were very small. These results serve as a foundation for work to be accomplished in Phase II concerned with training command groups and battle staffs to improve their process performance and, thus, to enhance combat readiness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA138881
Entities
People
- B. L. Elder
- John M. Forsyth
- Joseph A. Olmstead
Organizations
- Human Resources Research Organization