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Air Force Institute of Technology

Theses/Dissertations

2012

Employee retention--United States

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The Effects Of Deployments And Other Factors On Air Force Junior Officer Retention, Jarrett L. Weiblen Mar 2012

The Effects Of Deployments And Other Factors On Air Force Junior Officer Retention, Jarrett L. Weiblen

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The Air Force is dedicated to supporting the Combatant Commander through the use of Individual Augmentees (IAs) to fulfill joint mission requirements. Previous studies have explored how deployments affect retention; however, there has not been a great deal of focus on how IA deployments affect retention for Junior Air Force Officers in the Logistics, Support, Operations, Acquisitions, and Special Investigations career groups. This research utilizes the Individual Deployer (ID) definition to identify IAs through Personnel, Pay, and Deployment data provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) from 2003-2009. Logistics Regression analysis was conducted to determine the effect of deployments …


An Analysis Of The Impact Of Job Search Behaviors On Air Force Company Grade Officer Turnover, Teri M. Hunter Mar 2012

An Analysis Of The Impact Of Job Search Behaviors On Air Force Company Grade Officer Turnover, Teri M. Hunter

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This study assesses the turnover behavior of Air Force Company Grade Officers (CGO) over a 17-month period. The study separated passive job search --behaviors that demonstrate a search for information to form an employment goal -- and active job search -- behaviors that demonstrate a commitment to pursuing an employment goal. The group of officers just beginning the job search process explain the least amount of variance in intent to turnover, yet explain the greatest amount of variance in actual turnover. Conversely, the group of officers near the end of the job search process explain the greatest amount of variance …


An Analysis Of Turnover Intentions: A Reexamination Of Air Force Civil Engineering Company Grade Officers, Joshua D. Connell Mar 2012

An Analysis Of Turnover Intentions: A Reexamination Of Air Force Civil Engineering Company Grade Officers, Joshua D. Connell

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A potential retention problem is facing company grade officers (CGOs) in the Air Force Civil Engineer (CE) career field. This is due to the stress caused by a demanding workload experienced during a prolonged period of conflict (Iraq and Afghanistan), which is compounded by a reduction in force. The possibility of reduced retention is thus a concern for CE leadership. Based on past research, and the prior study conducted by Riddel (2010), a new model of turnover intentions was developed. The new model expands on Riddel's simplified model of turnover and attempts to focus on key factors that may help …