Accession Number:

ADA021820

Title:

Contract Employment -- What are the Alternatives.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Spence,Phillip James

Report Date:

1975-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

79.0

Abstract:

Military contractual employment is viewed from two aspects. Firstly, attitudes, survey results, and previous studies are examined to determine individual attitudes to contractual terms. Secondly, models of contractual terms are examined to determine effectiveness matched against cost. The study also acknowledges other elements that affect contractual employment, such as vocational choice, legal environment and social norms previaling. The study concluded that although there are strong arguments for reducing or eliminating contracts for enlistmentreenlistment incentives, the necessity to recoup training and equipping costs remains an overriding consideration. To this end a minimum term of initial enlistment remains necessary. Author

Descriptors:

• *PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
• *INCENTIVE CONTRACTS
• *REENLISTMENT
• MILITARY PERSONNEL
• CONTRACTS
• COST EFFECTIVENESS
• EMPLOYMENT
• ECONOMICS
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• THESES
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• WORK FUNCTIONS
• STANDARDS
• JOB ANALYSIS
• EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE