ABSTRACT The article reports the results of a naturally occurring field experiment which took pla... more ABSTRACT The article reports the results of a naturally occurring field experiment which took place in the Judge Advocate function of the Tactical Air Command (TAC), a major command within the US Air Force. Official Air Force goals for courts-martial processing time had existed for years but generally were ignored because they were considered unrealistic and unimportant. A new TAC staff advocate decided that processing time should be improved and took steps to emphasize goal attainment through various procedures. The result was a significant improvement in courts-martial processing time as compared to the rest of the Air Force where no such emphasis occurred. The implications of the results for goal setting theory and leadership are discussed.
Analysis of Selected Military Compensation Issues, 1978
This study: (1) compares the costs of maintaining a standing peacetime force with an all voluntee... more This study: (1) compares the costs of maintaining a standing peacetime force with an all volunteer force (AVF) and, alternatively, with a draft, over a range of increased strengths; and (2) estimates the cost implications of selected pay policies, including substantially reduced first term compensation, in several scenarios.
Because I cannot figure out how to get metadata for this work to accept the list of co-authors, I give it here: Kenneth A. Goudreau, Richard L. Somers, Jerry Allen, Alexander K Bocast, George Lebovitz, Kenneth D. Midlam, Edward J. Schmitz, Geraldine P. Sica.
ABSTRACT The article reports the results of a naturally occurring field experiment which took pla... more ABSTRACT The article reports the results of a naturally occurring field experiment which took place in the Judge Advocate function of the Tactical Air Command (TAC), a major command within the US Air Force. Official Air Force goals for courts-martial processing time had existed for years but generally were ignored because they were considered unrealistic and unimportant. A new TAC staff advocate decided that processing time should be improved and took steps to emphasize goal attainment through various procedures. The result was a significant improvement in courts-martial processing time as compared to the rest of the Air Force where no such emphasis occurred. The implications of the results for goal setting theory and leadership are discussed.
Analysis of Selected Military Compensation Issues, 1978
This study: (1) compares the costs of maintaining a standing peacetime force with an all voluntee... more This study: (1) compares the costs of maintaining a standing peacetime force with an all volunteer force (AVF) and, alternatively, with a draft, over a range of increased strengths; and (2) estimates the cost implications of selected pay policies, including substantially reduced first term compensation, in several scenarios.
Because I cannot figure out how to get metadata for this work to accept the list of co-authors, I give it here: Kenneth A. Goudreau, Richard L. Somers, Jerry Allen, Alexander K Bocast, George Lebovitz, Kenneth D. Midlam, Edward J. Schmitz, Geraldine P. Sica.
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Because I cannot figure out how to get metadata for this work to accept the list of co-authors, I give it here: Kenneth A. Goudreau, Richard L. Somers, Jerry Allen, Alexander K Bocast, George Lebovitz, Kenneth D. Midlam, Edward J. Schmitz, Geraldine P. Sica.
Because I cannot figure out how to get metadata for this work to accept the list of co-authors, I give it here: Kenneth A. Goudreau, Richard L. Somers, Jerry Allen, Alexander K Bocast, George Lebovitz, Kenneth D. Midlam, Edward J. Schmitz, Geraldine P. Sica.