Performance Evaluation and Army Recruiting

Abstract

Performance metrics are the standard by which individuals and organizations are judged. Such measures are important to organizations because they motivate individuals and in influence their choices. In the context of Army recruiting, choices made by recruiters can have a major impact on the ability of the Army to meet its goals. Designing and implementing performance metrics that support Army goals requires analysis of how different metrics would affect recruiter behavior and, in turn, recruiters' contributions toward achieving the Army's goals. In addition, performance measures should not be heavily influenced by random factors affecting enlistment outcomes that may be reasonably attributable to luck or fortune. The present study focuses on performance measurement for Army recruiting to provide incentives that induce behaviors that support achievement of Army goals and are acceptably insensitive to random events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA480988

Entities

People

  • James N. Dertouzos
  • Steven Garber

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Demography
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Production Models
  • Psychology
  • Recruiting
  • Time Intervals
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

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