It Cuts Both Ways: Differential Relations Between OPTEMPO and Performance

Abstract

Recently, military researchers have recognized the need to focus on a unique organizational stressor currently affecting the military, operations tempo (OPTEMPO). In the present study OPTEMPO survey data and unit performance data were collected from 10 companies from the United States Army, Europe operating in garrison, training, and deployed settings. We posited that the impact of OPTEMPO on performance would not be universally detrimental, and that there would be differences in OPTEMPO, performance, and the relationship between OPTEMPO and performance across settings. Hypotheses were generally supported. OPTEMPO was most frequently found to be positively associated with performance whereas the perception of work overload was negatively related. The training environment had higher levels of OPTEMPO and performance than garrison or deployment. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401611

Entities

People

  • Amy B Adler
  • Carl A. Castro
  • Jeffrey L. Thomas

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Combat Readiness
  • Deployment
  • Educational Psychology
  • Environment
  • Hypotheses
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • Operational Readiness
  • Overload
  • Perception
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Training
  • United States

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