Career Development of Air Force Officers in Contracting: An Examination of Perception and Understanding.

Abstract

This research considered five factors deemed necessary for supporting career development, including experience, professionalism, expectations, mentoring, and training. The author studied the perceptions of captains in the contracting career field as a means of better understanding the unique career development challenges faced by contracting officers. This study concluded that captains in contracting do not perceive one best career path, nor one best set of professional and technical skills. Career expectations remain high and mentoring activity low, despite recent institutional emphasis directed at both. The value of current required formal training, as rated by contracting officers, seems to be high.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA329954

Entities

People

  • Martin P. Hamlin

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air Force Procurement
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Management Personnel
  • Mentoring
  • Military Education
  • Professional Development
  • Students
  • Training
  • World Wide Web

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).