Motivation and Job Satisfaction for Middle Level Career Army Officers

Abstract

This study examines motivation and job satisfaction for middle level career army officers. A question is raised as to the efficacy of utilizing civilian motivational techniques in a military environment. It is hypothesized that the variables influencing job satisfaction for middle level civilian managers and middle level career army officers are associated in the population composed of these two groups. It was found with a level of significance = .10 that the variables influencing job satisfaction for these two groups were associated in the population they formed. Additionally, three significant differences existed in the perceptions held by the two groups. The army officer placed more value on being able to do work in his own way, receiving praise for work done, and being promoted than did his civilian counterpart.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 1975
Accession Number
ADB006026

Entities

People

  • Colin O. Halvorson

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Information Science
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Tests
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Psychology.