| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 101 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Rand Corporation monograph series |
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Rand Corporation monograph series.
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| Note |
"MG-562-A"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 101). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Models of recruiter effort, market quality, and enlistment supply -- Data and econometric estimates of contract-production models -- Empirical analysis of performance measures -- Choosing performance windows and organizational units for evaluation -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Allocation of recruiter effort: implications of a microeconomic model -- Appendix B: Recruiter behavior in the face of risk. |
| Summary |
Designing and implementing performance metrics that support Army goals requires analysis of how different metrics would affect recruiter behavior and, in turn, recruiters' contributions toward achieving the Army's goals. The authors evaluate traditional performance metrics, such as number of contracts signed per month per recruiter, and find that they do not adequately measure recruiter effort, skill, and productivity. They then develop a "preferred performance metric" that takes into account the difficulty of recruiting different types of youth in various markets. Using a performance metric that better reflects Army values and more accurately assesses recruiter effort and skill would have significant benefits. However, because the recruiter reward system is deeply engrained, the authors propose modest, gradual changes to the system-for example, improving mission allocation algorithms to reflect variations in market quality and differences in market segments and lengthening the performance evaluation window to at least six months to reduce emphasis on monthly station-level mission accomplishment. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
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United States. Army -- Personnel management.
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Human Resources & Personnel Management.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom.
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Armed Forces -- Personnel management.
(OCoLC)fst00814620
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Recruiting and enlistment. (OCoLC)fst01091944
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Garber, Steven, 1950-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dertouzos, James N., 1950- Performance evaluation and Army recruiting. Santa Monica, CA : Rand Arroyo Center, 2008 9780833043108 (DLC) 2008009719 (OCoLC)191856246 |
| ISBN |
9780833045829 (electronic bk.) |
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0833045822 (electronic bk.) |
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