The Influence of Midshipmen Leadership on Morale at the United States Naval Academy

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to quantitatively analyze the relationship between midshipmen leadership and morale at the United States Naval Academy. The goal is to determine if there is a specific set of leadership characteristics that directly contribute to positive company morale within the Brigade of Midshipmen. The study is quantitative and uses the Naval Academy Brigade Climate survey as its primary instrument. The results of this effort indicate that leadership characteristics that are centered on equality and fairness have a statistically significant influence on a unit's morale. Additionally, the thesis provides recommendations for clarifying the definition of morale in a military context along with recommendations for shaping survey questions when attempting to measure morale.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA462636

Entities

People

  • Christopher A. Miller

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Operations
  • Motivation
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Quality Of Life
  • Regression Analysis
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Naval Personnel Management
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