Job Satisfaction Within the Military Entrance Processing Station and Its Relationship to Quality of Performance

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Abstract:

Job satisfaction has been linked to many variables, such as turnover, absenteeism, and productivity. Job satisfaction has rarely, however, been related to the quality of work that is produced on the job. At the various Military Entrance Processing Stations MEPS throughout the country, it is the quality of work rather than the quantity of work that is the critical issue. This study first examines the organizational structure and the duties and responsibilities of a MEPS, and then examines the correlation between job satisfaction and quality of performance. Correlations were found only in the Category III small MEPS and in Central Sector. Additionally, when the subjectivity of the Sector Commanders Assessment was eliminated from the MEPS Awards Program criteria, a significant correlation was indicated between job satisfaction and quality in the pooled MEPS data.

Author(s):
Boggs, Sharon R.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Pagination:
0114

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

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

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NPS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5.1.3_Foster Organizational Collaboration; JCA_5.1_Organize; JCA_1.4.2_Health Service Delivery; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics; Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*STATIONS, QUANTITY, PROCESSING, AWARDS, PRODUCTIVITY, MILITARY COMMANDERS, JOB SATISFACTION, ORGANIZATIONS, QUALITY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Keyword(s):
THESES, JOB SATISFECTION, MEPS(MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING STATIONS), QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE, CONELATION, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, ENLISTED PERSONNEL, TESTS, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
Report Date:
1990 Jun 01