The Effects of Bonuses on Army Reserve Reenlistments. An Empirical Bayes Approach

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Abstract:

The Presidents Sixth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation placed special emphasis on reserve compensation. This paper was written in support of the Sixth QRMC. Empirical Bayes estimation techniques have been especially useful in applications where existing data bases have been small or incomplete. An empirical Bayes analysis of Army Reserve reenlistment data showed that bonuses increased committed man-years of service and that 6-year bonuses are most cost-effective than 3-year bonuses. Keywords Reserves Economics Earnings Pay Benefits Recruiting Retention Reenlistments Quadrennial Review of Military CompensationQRMC National guard Compensation.

Author(s):
Dale, Charles
Author Organization(s):
ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. Jan 1978-Dec 1982
Supplementary Note:
Presented at the Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America Held in Washington, DC in Apr 88.
Pagination:
0016

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ARI-TR-761
Project Number(s):
2Q263731A792
Monitor Series:
ARI
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_5.4_Decide
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
*ARMY PERSONNEL, *MILITARY RESERVES, *REENLISTMENT, *SALARIES, BAYES THEOREM, COMPENSATION, DATA BASES, ECONOMICS, ESTIMATES, EXPERIMENTAL DATA, MILITARY PERSONNEL, NATIONAL GUARD, NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES, PERSONNEL RETENTION, RECRUITING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Keyword(s):
*BONUSES, PE63731A, WU212
Report Date:
1987 Oct 01