Human resource management and Army recruiting : analyses of policy options / / James N. Dertouzos, Steven Garber.

U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) is faced with the challenge of ensuring that the flow of qualified volunteers is adequate to meet future active-duty accession requirements. This report documents research methods, findings, and policy conclusions from a project analyzing human resource manageme...

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Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (199 p.)
Notes:"MG-433."
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; Organization of the Report; Chapter Two - Determinants of Individual Recruiter Productivity; Individual Recruiter Data; Regression Results; Additional Interpretation of Results; Chapter Three - Mission Equity and Determinants of Achieving Station Missions; The Station Production Data; Logistic Regressions of Making Regular Army Missions; Equity of Missions; Reserve Missions and Equity; Performance Evaluation and Mission Success
  • Chapter Four - Station Missions, Market Quality, Recruiter Effort, and Production of High-Quality Contracts Inducing Effort: Lessons from Private-Sector Literature; Microeconomic Models of Mission Difficulty, Recruiter Effort, and Station Productivity; Econometric Specifications; Estimates and Interpretation; Chapter Five - Implications of Alternative Mission Policies for High-Quality Enlistments; Simulated Effects of Alternative Mission Policies; Setting Mission in an Uncertain Environment; Chapter Six - Career Paths of Recruiters; The Enlisted Personnel Dataset
  • Enlisted Personnel Career PathsImplications for Recruiter Selection; Rewarding Recruiter Productivity; Chapter Seven - Implications for Effective Recruiter Management; Costs and Benefits of Resource Management Policies:Overview; Recruiter Selection; Recruiter Assignment; Setting Missions to Achieve Equity; Setting Missions to Increase Production; Promotion Prospects and Incentives for Recruiting; Identifying and Dealing with Unproductive NewRecruiters; Conclusion; Appendix A - Supplemental Statistical Analyses; Appendix B - Data Sources