An Analysis of the Superintendent Position in Air Force Civil Engineering.

Abstract

This research provided a preliminary analysis of the Superintendent position in Air Force Civil Engineering. A survey was developed using specific tasks based on the work of Henry Mintzberg. Respondents were asked to provide the time spent on each task as well as the relative importance of each task. The data was then analyzed to determine how much time Superintendents spent on each of Mintzberg's ten roles and which roles were found to be most important by the Superintendents. The analysis indicated that Superintendents spent the most time performing a leadership role. They also found this role to be the most important to the overall success of their jobs. The analysis also indicated that the figurehead or ceremonial role was the least important and the least time consuming. There was also virtually no difference in the time spent on each of the roles between CONUS and overseas based Superintendents. Recommendations for implementation of this research and for further researach were also presented. Keywords: Job analysia; Management roles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160844

Entities

People

  • J. T. Muraoka

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

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  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civil Engineering
  • Data Science
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Job Analysis
  • Military Education
  • Organization Theory
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Training

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