Crafting A New Career Development Path By Adding Increased Emphasis On Operational Tours For Navy Supply Corps Officers At Naval Postgraduate School
National Technical Information Service; 2020.
Non-conventional
in English
| National Technical Information Service | ID: grc-753546
ABSTRACT
The Navy Supply Corps Office of Personnel (OP) issued a new policy emphasizing that O-4s complete an operational assignment or overseas tour during their time serving as an O-4. This change poses a challenge to career planning by Supply Officers, the nature of which has yet to be investigated. To this end, this research aims to analyze and critically evaluate perspectives of Supply Corps officers enrolled as students at NPS on career developmentrelated issues. An independently developed, web-based, anonymous survey was disseminated to Supply Corps officers at NPS and analyzed through the lens of expectancy theory. The survey consisted of 23 closed-ended questions gauging career development perspectives related to the detailing process, promotion opportunities, incentives, retention, professional certifications, communication, and work-life balance. Forty-one NPS students returned the completed survey to the researchers, which represented a 60.29 percent response rate. Survey results suggest that operational emphasis could impact retention, family planning, lack of personnel to fill critical acquisition billets, and erosion of trust in leadership. Additionally, survey results identify retention bonuses, acquisition billet guarantee, geographic preference, and expansion of the Training with Industry program as possible incentives for O-4s to complete operational tours.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS; MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL; SUPPLY CHAIN; UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY; HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; LOGISTICS; VIRUS DISEASES; CALIFORNIA; CORONAVIRUSES; COVID-19; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE; STATISTICS
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National Technical Information Service
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Non-conventional
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