An Investigation into the Predictors of Employment Intentions for Department of Defense Employees

Abstract

The United States Department of Defense has at least three reasons to be interested in retaining quality personnel. First, employee turnover results in increased costs associated with hiring and training new personnel. Second, the government must continue to compete with the private sector for quality people. Finally, the Department of Defense will be competing for a declining number of people entering the work-force in the next decade as a result of the declining birth rate. In order to hold costs down and remain competitive with the private sector, the Department of Defense needs to thoroughly understand employment turnover. The objectives of this research were to identify the predictors of employment turnover and to quantify each predictor's employment turnover and to quantify each predictor's contribution to the overall employment intentions. Keywords: Personnel retention, Job satisfaction, Civilian personnel, Department of Defense, Government employees, Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201493

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  • Terry D. Kline

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Human Systems

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  • Administrative Personnel
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  • Department Of Defense
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