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A Flexible Design Case Study: Leveraging Traits To Identify, Develop And Retain High-Potential Officers In The United States Air Force, Anthony Muscarella, Steven Seay Seay
A Flexible Design Case Study: Leveraging Traits To Identify, Develop And Retain High-Potential Officers In The United States Air Force, Anthony Muscarella, Steven Seay Seay
Journal of Fundamental & Applied Business Research
This article details a single case study on the topic of identifying, developing, and retaining high-potential (HiPo) United States Air Force (USAF) officers. A model is proposed for organizations to better identify, develop and monitor, and retain HiPos. The case study conducted included 23 active or retired (less than 10 years) USAF colonels and general officers in the financial management career field as participants. Each participant was given a 20-question survey, a Big Five personality test, and an 11-question, hour-long interview. From the collected data, a total of six themes related to USAF HiPo management were discovered. Furthermore, the quantitative …