Why Should A DOD Manager Know About Productivity?

Abstract

On 25 February 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed Executive Order 12552 which established a comprehensive program for the improvement of productivity in the Federal Government. The goal of the program is to achieve a 20 percent productivity increase in appropriate functions by 1992. It further aims to improve the quality and timeliness of services and products provided by the Federal Government. Subsequently, former Secretary of Defense Weinberger issued a statement that DOD managers must be immersed in productivity initiates. It is my opinion that before DOD managers can attempt to achieve the Executive Order's goal or be immersed in productivity initiates, they must know about productivity. This study will discuss the importance of productivity increases. It asks, what is productivity? It reviews past public policy on productivity and views the impact of the present policy on DOD public managers. The study will provide an overview of successful productivity programs. Finally, it will provide recommendations for DOD managers who seek increased productivity in their organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195007

Entities

People

  • Paul A. Miklich Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Labor
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Manpower Utilization
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Productivity
  • Public Policy
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

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