Accession Number:

ADB006026

Title:

Motivation and Job Satisfaction for Middle Level Career Army Officers

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS

Personal Author(s):

• Halvorson, Colin O.

Report Date:

1975-06-06

Pagination or Media Count:

89.0

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.

Descriptors:

• *JOB SATISFACTION
• *OFFICER PERSONNEL
• ARMY PERSONNEL
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
• COMPARISON
• ENVIRONMENTS
• MANAGEMENT TRAINING
• METHODOLOGY
• MOTIVATION
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
• STATISTICAL SAMPLES
• STATISTICAL TESTS

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE