Measuring the Productivity of First-Term Navy Enlistees

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze an unusual and largely unresearched data set, Rand Corporation's Enlisted Utilization Survey (EUS). Using data from the supervisors of Navy first-term enlisted personnel, we estimate the net productivity of learning curves of these personnel. Essentially we try to explain what factors make Navy recruits learn faster: ability, schooling, the particular job, or time on that job. This research on the determinants of individual productivity is but a first step in the analysis of the demand for military manpower. Still, we think our results are sufficiently provocative to warrant further research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA141289

Entities

People

  • A. J. Marcus
  • A. O. Quester

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Air Force
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Equations
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Statistics
  • Training

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  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Theoretical Analysis.