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Succession Planning Strategies For Retiring Employees In The Department Of Defense, Danielle Mccullough
Succession Planning Strategies For Retiring Employees In The Department Of Defense, Danielle Mccullough
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 2017, more than 18% of the workforce in the Department of Defense (DoD) was eligible to retire. Employee retirement continues to present a persistent shortage of DoD knowledge workers, especially in security protections. The purpose of this qualitative single case study within a DoD intelligence agency was to explore succession planning strategies that DoD managers use to ensure knowledge possessed by retirees was transitioned to incumbent knowledge workers. The conceptual frameworks for this study were the 7-pointed star model for succession planning and the 4 pillars of knowledge management. The population was DoD managers from STEM and cyber intelligence …
The Department Of Defense Transition Assistance Program: Servicemember Transition And Reintegration, Angelo Santella
The Department Of Defense Transition Assistance Program: Servicemember Transition And Reintegration, Angelo Santella
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Department of Defense (DoD) Transition Assistance Program (TAP) was established by the U.S. federal government to support the transition and reintegration of service members into civilian communities upon discharge or retirement. The problem is that the actual success or failure of the TAP to facilitate that transition is not clearly understood. This quantitative study explored the relationships between former servicemembers who participated in TAP and participation success evaluating program outcomes. Mohr’s program theory served as the interpretive lens. Two research questions explored program aspects: (a) What is the individual likelihood that the Individual Development Plan (IDP) and Individual Transition …