The Utility of Selection for Military and Civilian Jobs

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Abstract:

The major purpose of this report is to provide military policymakers with procedures for developing and evaluating realistic estimates of costs and benefits of alternative manpower selection and classification policies. Such estimates are needed to make rational choices in allocating scarce resources among strategies for improving organizational productivity. This report traces the technical development of current decision theoretic selection utility models. The description of selection is extended to introduce more complex classification decision situations that match individuals and jobs to maximize aggregate performance. An overview of the current military system for selecting and classifying manpower is presented along with a discussion of how exclusive focus on predicting validity reduces the efficiency of the ASVAB as a classification tool.

Author(s):
Zeidner, Joseph ; Johnson, Cecil D.
Author Organization(s):
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Jun 1988-Jul 1989
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA217608
Pagination:
0236

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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):
IDA-P-2239, IDA/HQ-89-34657
Contract/Grant Number(s):
MDA903-84-C-0031
Monitor Series:
89-34657, AD-E501 187
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_2.4.2_Evaluation; JCA_2.4.4_Prediction; JCA_2.4.3_Interpretation; JCA_2.4.5_Product Generation; JCA_2.4.1_Integration; JCA_2.4_Analysis Prediction and Production; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.1_Communicate
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
*DECISION MAKING, *PERSONNEL SELECTION, *MANPOWER UTILIZATION, APTITUDE TESTS, ALLOCATIONS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, MILITARY TRAINING, JOB ANALYSIS, PERFORMANCE TESTS, COST EFFECTIVENESS, MILITARY PERSONNEL, PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations, Military Forces and Organizations
Keyword(s):
LPN IDA T D2 435, SBI1, FISCAL YEAR 1990, SELECTION UTILITY
Report Date:
1989 Jul 01