Download or read book The Effects of Job Satisfaction on Air Force Enlistee Retention written by Kenn Finstuen and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research was to assess the concurrent and predictive validity of occupational attitudes, as measured by the Air Force Occupational Attitude Inventory (OAI), in relation to global job satisfaction, reenlistment intent, and actual reenlistment behavior of first-term enlisted airmen. The OAI was administered to two samples of airmen consisting of 1,217 personnel in 1973 and 4,784 personnel in 1975. When considered as a set, the OAI items were found to bear a strong relationship to global job satisfaction, a somewhat lesser relationship to reenlistment behavior. These relationships maintained their significance when the baseline effects of 53 biographical and job-related variables were held constant in regression analyses. Findings indicated that global job satisfaction was associated with the following: job challenge, the use of airman abilities, and feelings of accomplishment. Reenlistment intent and actual reenlistment were most highly associated with satisfaction with pay and benefits as compared to civilian jobs, the consideration the Air Force gave enlistees, removal of irritants, and contributions to the national defense. Cross-validation of the 1973 and 1975 equations revealed that these relationships were stable through time.
Download or read book Vocational Interests and Job Satisfaction Effects on Turnover Among Air Force Enlistees written by Michael D. Matthews and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The diverse and serious implications of job dissatisfaction led the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory to initiate a study of the relationship between vocational interests among first-term enlisted accessions, as assessed by the VOICE, and attrition from the Air Force. The purpose of this paper is to present additional findings from this research program. (Author).
Download or read book A Theoretical Framework for Turnover Intention of Air Force Enlisted Information Systems Personnel written by Dan W. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retention of valuable information systems (IS) personnel has become increasingly more difficult over the past decade, even during the current economic downturn (ITAA, 2002). The United States Air Force (AF) also suffers from declining retention of its enlisted IS workforce. This research studies the job satisfaction-to-turnover intention relationship of AF IS workers through extensions to the Mobley et al, (1979) turnover model by assessing the effects of work exhaustion (Moore, 2000), interrole conflict (Hom & Kinicki, 2001), and perceived cohesion (Bollen & Hoyle, 1990) to determine if those with high work exhaustion, high interrole conflict, and low perceived cohesion report lower satisfaction and higher turnover intention than those with low work exhaustion, low interrole conflict, and high perceived cohesion, Current archival data from a portion of the AF IS workforce (AFSCs 3C0X1, 3C0X2, and 3C2X1; N= 10,535) was obtained from the AF Occupational Measurement Squadron that resulted in 2,510 usable responses, Partial support was found through contingency table analysis showing that job satisfaction is positively influenced by lower levels of work exhaustions and interrole conflict, and higher levels of perceived cohesion. Further research should be conducted to refine the posited turnover model for possible use throughout the AF, and should explore other contributing factors that adversely affect the job satisfaction-to-turnover intention relationship,
Download or read book Moderating Effects of Perceived Organizational Support on the Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions for Recently Retrained USAF Enlisted Members written by Jennifer A. Phelps and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Job Satisfaction in the United States Air Force written by Leslie Jane Helm and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Retention of Enlisted Maintenance Logistics and Munitions Personnel written by Albert A. Robbert and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this report, the authors explore whether individual characteristics, economic and geographic factors, and the new Blended Retirement System can provide new insights into what predicts retention of maintenance, logistics, and munitions personnel.
Download or read book The Effect of Selected Variables on Job satisfaction and Intent to Re enlist written by George K. Cantrell and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The data contained in 2,122 survey forms collected from maintenance personnel in 20 different military units in the Far East, the Continental United States, and Europe were analyzed to answer two questions: (1) Which of the items included in the survey were useful in predicting job-satisfaction. (2) Which of the items included in the survey were useful in predicting an airman's intent to re-enlist in the United States Air Force. The results of these analyses are presented with recommendations of four actions believed to be capable of increasing job-satisfaction levels and re-enlistment rate. (Author).
Download or read book United States Air Force Security Forces Merger and Career Satisfaction Relating to Retention written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between the Air Force merger of Law Enforcement personnel, Security Police personnel, and Combat Arms Training and Maintenance personnel into the Air Force Security Forces Career Field; and job retention was investigated among 209 Air Force Security Forces Enlisted Personnel at five different Air Force bases (Columbus Air Force Base (AFB), MS, Keesler AFB, MS, Eglin AFB, FL, Hurlburt Field Air Base, FL, and Moody AFB, GA). Participants completed a 91-item survey designed to measure merger satisfaction, career and job satisfaction, life satisfaction, job involvement, job stress, turnover intentions and demographic data. The results showed only four items significantly related to job retention. In a simple regression analysis, satisfaction with the merger was significantly associated with retention but was not the best predictor. Career satisfaction was also a significant predictor of job retention and a stronger one. Merger satisfaction was also significantly related to career satisfaction. In a simple multiple regression analysis, however, merger satisfaction was not significantly related to retention. The results in this population of Air Force Personnel indicated that retention was significantly related to whether the major satisfaction in one's life came from the job, the level of satisfaction with the career field, and the amount of time off from work.
Download or read book An Investigation of the Effects of Pay Inequity Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction on Career Intent written by James D. Baughman and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retention of United States Air Force (USAF) middle managers has been identified as a problem. One solution of this problem currently under consideration is to increase military members' monetary compensation. This thesis developed the concept of pay inequity between military and civilian monetary compensation and investigated how pay inequity combined with job satisfaction and organizational commitment to predict career intent. In order to gather data for this investigation, a survey was administered to active duty USAF personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during the summer of 1982. Results indicated that pay inequity and job satisfaction did not contribute to career intent in the presence of organizational commitment. However, organizational commitment and five other factors did contribute to career intent. The other factors found to contribute to career intent were time in service, future career mobility, sex, the perceived opportunity for a civilian job which offered more enjoyment than the USAF job, and age. Limitations of these results are discussed. Recommendations for further research and use of these results are presented. (Author).
Download or read book Family Factors Affecting Retention written by Rose Marie Etheridge and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of Retention Issues of Scientists Engineers and Program Managers in the US Air Force written by Derek William Beck and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Air Force is having a difficult time retaining their technical officers, who are critical to the success of their research, development, and acquisitions of major military and defense systems. A statistical analysis is conducted on survey data collected, and the analysis seeks to explain the reasons why officers, mostly junior in rank, leave the Air Force after only a short time on active duty. This retention problem leads to fewer higher-ranking officers, since the military only hires from the bottom up. Results of the research show that about 47% of junior officers have intent to leave the Air Force after their initial commitment, which is 4 to 5 years. With nearly half of the Air Force's incoming officer leaving after their initial commitment, the problem is very serious. Job satisfaction and the closely related Air Force assignment system are shown to be the primary problems for junior officer retention. The thesis concludes with recommendations to Air Force leadership on where to focus their retention efforts. Special emphasis is given on how the Air Force may address tangible components of job satisfaction. Policy change recommendations that affect satisfaction levels with the assignment system are also given.
Download or read book Review and Implications of Job Satisfaction and Work Motivation Theories for Air Force Research written by Thomas C. Tuttle and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this report is to: Review certain major theories of work motivation, particularly as related to job satisfaction; distill from such theories and other research, implications for an Air Force job satisfaction research program; and provide a comprehensive bibliography of satisfaction/retention studies. The theoretical positions considered were two-factor, equity, instrumentality-expectancy, Cornell studies of satisfactions, and need-fulfillment. Certain implications and conclusions relevant to Air Force job satisfaction/retention research were derived, a general model of satisfaction/tenure for further inquiry was developed, and various recommendations regarding a long-range systematic research program were offered. (Author).
Download or read book Enlisted Management Policies and Practices written by Sheila Nataraj Kirby and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines management policies and practises in the military, and their effectiveness, in an attempt to understand how best to manage the enlisted force in the future.
Download or read book An Investigation Into How Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Affect Retention Decisions of Company Grade Officers in the Supply Career Field written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examined the retention decisions of company grade supply officers in the United States Air Force. Specifically, the relationships between organizational commitment and the components of job satisfaction were examined with three aspects of career intent: (1) intention to presently remain in supply, (2) intention to permanently remain in supply, and (3) intention to make the Air Force a career. Also, demographic variables about Air Force supply officers were collected and reported. Data collection was accomplished by survey method. The Job Descriptive Indices were used to measure the components of job satisfaction. Porter's Organizational Commitment Scale questionnaire was used to measure organizational commitment. Original questions were developed to measure the three aspects of career intent. Analysis of the data was accomplished using simple and multiple linear regression. The results of this investigation illustrate the varying abilities of organizational commitment and the components of job satisfaction to predict the different aspects of expressed career intent. The results indicate that the direct work related components of job satisfaction (work satisfaction, co-worker satisfaction, and supervision satisfaction) are most strongly related to and are the best predictors of expressed career intention to presently and permanently remain in supply, while organizational commitment is most strongly related to and is the best predictor of expressed career intention to make the Air Force a career.
Download or read book Strengthening U S Air Force Human Capital Management written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USAir Force human capital management (HCM) system is not easily defined or mapped. It affects virtually every part of the Air Force because workforce policies, procedures, and processes impact all offices and organizations that include Airmen and responsibilities and relationships change regularly. To ensure the readiness of Airmen to fulfill the mission of the Air Force, strategic approaches are developed and issued through guidance and actions of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management assesses and strengthens the various U.S. Air Force initiatives and programs working to improve person-job match and human capital management in coordinated support of optimal mission capability. This report considers the opportunities and challenges associated with related interests and needs across the USAF HCM system as a whole, and makes recommendations to inform improvements to USAF personnel selection and classification and other critical system components across career trajectories. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management offers the Air Force a strategic approach, across a connected HCM system, to develop 21st century human capital capabilities essential for the success of 21st century Airmen.
Download or read book Job Satisfaction and Race Among Military Enlistees written by Ignatius Manggolo and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This military thesis investigated the relationship of race to job satisfaction by examining factors considered to be determinants of job satisfaction among military enlistees. The study analyzed black, hispanic and white enlistees in all four branches of service. Bivariate analysis, factor analysis and regression analysis was performed to determine the effect of race on those factors considered to be determinants of job satisfaction. The results of the analysis indicated that race was a significant effect on the determination of job satisfaction. An understanding of the effect of race to factors that determine individual's satisfaction will give military policymakers greater opportunities for control over behaviors such as enlistment and retention.
Download or read book Impact of the Army Continuing Education System ACES on Soldier Retention and Performance written by Paul J. Sticha and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This evaluation of the Army Continuing Education System (ACES) considered the following programs: (a) Tuition Assistance (TA); (b) Functional Academic Skills Training (FAST; (c) Military Occupational Specialty Improvement Training (MOSIT); (d) Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Leader Skill Enhancement Courses; and (e) the Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT). The assessment of the effectiveness of these programs is based on their ability to enhance soldier performance and increase the prospects of promotion, as well as to reduce attrition and increase reenlistment. The evaluation data came from a longitudinal administrative database that tracked a three-year accession cohort over a six-year period and an NCO database including self-reported participation in ACES programs, promotion information, and observed performance ratings. The analysis was designed to separate effects of participant characteristics from the effects of the program, and to control for differences in the opportunity and propensity to participate in ACES. Participation in TA and FAST were associated with an increase in the probability of first term reenlistment FAST participation was also associated with lower first-term attrition. Participation in several ACES programs showed positive effects on measures of performance and promotion potential.
