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Determinants of productivity for military personnel : a review of findings on the contribution of experience, training, and aptitude to military performance / Jennifer Kavanagh

Author
Kavanagh, Jennifer, 1981-
Published
Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2005.
Physical Description
xiii, 71 pages ; 28 cm
Additional Creators
National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Forces and Resources Policy Center, Rand Corporation, and United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Contents
Introduction -- Experience and Performance -- Training and Performance -- Personnel Quality, AFQT, and Performance -- Conclusion.
Summary
Reviews the primary literature and empirical findings related to three major factors that affect military personnel productivity: experience, training, and ability. The majority of studies concerning the relationship between productivity and experience, training, or aptitude find that each of these three factors contributes significantly to personnel productivity. Most studies confirm that careerists are several times as productive as first-term personnel, although the size of the experience differential is likely to vary based on the nature and requirements of a given occupation. Additional training can improve proficiency, reduce performance error, and lead to a higher technical skill level among personnel. Finally, a higher score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (as a measure of ability) seems to be positively correlated with higher levels of performance on both individual and group-based military tasks. Because most of this literature is now somewhat outdated, issues relating the determinants of personnel productivity should be reevaluated in the context of transformation and the developments associated with it. An appendix summarizes the studies, describes the method used in each, and provides qualitative and quantitative results in tabular form.
Report Numbers
RAND/TR-193-OSD
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ISBN
0833037544 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Note
"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
"This research ... was conducted within the Forces and Resources Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Pref.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-71).
Other Forms
Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
Funding Information
Office of Secretary of Defense. DASW01-01-C-0004. ND100 3216. ND100 9F23
Complexity Note
Supersedes RAND/DRR-3319-OSD.
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