An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2005.
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| author | Beck, Derek William, 1977- |
| author2 | George Roth. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2005. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/348212019-04-10T22:37:36Z An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force Beck, Derek William, 1977- George Roth. System Design and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 212). The United States Air Force is having a difficult time retaining their technical officers, who are critical to the success of their research, development, and acquisitions of major military and defense systems. A statistical analysis is conducted on survey data collected, and the analysis seeks to explain the reasons why officers, mostly junior in rank, leave the Air Force after only a short time on active duty. This retention problem leads to fewer higher-ranking officers, since the military only hires from the bottom up. Results of the research show that about 47% of junior officers have intent to leave the Air Force after their initial commitment, which is 4 to 5 years. With nearly half of the Air Force's incoming officer leaving after their initial commitment, the problem is very serious. Job satisfaction and the closely related Air Force assignment system are shown to be the primary problems for junior officer retention. The thesis concludes with recommendations to Air Force leadership on where to focus their retention efforts. Special emphasis is given on how the Air Force may address tangible components of job satisfaction. Policy change recommendations that affect satisfaction levels with the assignment system are also given. by Derek William Beck. S.M. 2006-11-08T16:44:18Z 2006-11-08T16:44:18Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34821 60503228 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 212 p. 18111658 bytes 18139040 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | System Design and Management Program. Beck, Derek William, 1977- An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force |
| title | An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force |
| title_full | An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force |
| title_short | An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force |
| title_sort | analysis of retention issues of scientists engineers and program managers in the us air force |
| topic | System Design and Management Program. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34821 |
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