Accession Number:

AD1044657

Title:

Measuring Microaggression and Organizational Climate Factors in Military Units

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INST PATRICK AFB FL Patrick AFB United States

Personal Author(s):

• Brown,Ulysses

Report Date:

2011-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

68.0

Abstract:

This research attempts to develop a reliable instrument to assess microaggression in organizations, specifically in military units. Another goal of the research is to determine the antecedents of leadership cohesion, microaggression, work group cohesion, and work group effectiveness using the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institutes DEOMI Organizational Climate Survey DEOCS. Responses of 6,816 active duty military members were evaluated using multi-group structural equation models. Findings reveal that organizational climate factors are salient predictors of microaggression, leadership cohesion, work group cohesion, and work group effectiveness in military units. I discuss the research contributions, limitations, future research directions, and recommendations to commanders.

Descriptors:

• Military personnel
• Active duty
• Military organizations
• Cohesion
• Measures of effectiveness
• Behavior
• Leadership
• CLIMATE
• SURVEYS

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE