Factors Influencing the Career Orientation of Junior Officers in the United States Army.

Abstract

This thesis investigates the factors influencing the occupational decisions of junior Army officers in the combat, combat support, and combat service support occupational groups. Cross tabulation, multiple regression, and discriminant analysis are utilized to examine the potential motivational factors involved in making career decisions. Comparisons of military and civilian job attributes and satisfaction with military like are found to be important variables affecting the career decisions of junior officers. This study should provide personnel managers and policy makers with a better understanding of those factors which influence the career decisions of junior officers within and among occupational groups. Keywords: Military Manpower, Officer Retention, Turnover, Army Officer Career Decision Making, Careers. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA156564

Entities

People

  • L. P. Hayden

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Support
  • Databases
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Officer Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Professional Development
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.