Quantitative and Qualitative Hiring Freeze Outcomes at the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command
Abstract
Unanticipated hiring freezes impose considerable constraints on organizations and their employees by hindering the ability to find or cultivate talent to fulfill shifting demands. This study focuses on hiring freezes and how they affect organizations in the Department of Defense (DoD), specifically the Army Missions and Installation Contracting Command (MICC). This paper discusses potential consequences and the effects of hiring freezes on the MICC. In order to observe these effects, data were gathered from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) to perform a statistical analysis on employees and their changes in labor market outcomes. The elements studied included attrition, promotion, and productivity during periods when a DoD hiring freeze was in effect and periods when organizations were permitted to fill vacant staff positions. Additionally, an online survey was conducted to gauge the MICC employees current perceptions of their working environment. Overall, the findings suggest that hiring freeze periods had an effect on the MICC, and the factors that contributed to voluntary turnover at the MICC were poor command climate, job burnout, and low levels of job satisfaction.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA607828
Entities
People
- Ezra Hatch
- Jacqueline R Evans
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School