Assessment of the OENCO (Organizational Effectiveness Noncommissioned Officers) Pilot Program: Class 1-79 Follow-Up
Abstract
This report presents the results of a follow-up survey which was conducted after the first class of OENCOs had been in the field about a year. Questionnaires were returned by 41 OENCOs and 41 Organizational Effectiveness Staff Officer (OESO) supervisors, which represented a 79 percent response rate. In general, the results of this follow up survey of the first OENCO class were very similar to the results of the earlier surveys. OENCOs perform essentially the same tasks as OESOs do, but with somewhat different emphasis. OENCOs believe their senior NCO status helps them deal more effectively with enlisted personnel and also contributes a different perspective to the OE program. The fact that many of the factors OESOs considered important for OENCO competence (e.g., verbal skills and personality traits) are not quickly or easily trainable implies the need for care in establishing selection criteria for OENCOs. All measures of effectiveness used to assess the effectiveness of the OENCO pilot program indicate that it has been a very successful program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA139035
Entities
People
- Laurel W. Oliver
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences