Unit cohesion and the Navy: does cohesion affect performance?
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Authors
Dropp, Anthony Henry
Subjects
Cohesion
Human
Primary group
Personnel turnover
Measures of effectiveness
Surface Navy
Human
Primary group
Personnel turnover
Measures of effectiveness
Surface Navy
Advisors
Elster, Richard S.
Eitelberg, Mark J.
Date of Issue
1989-12
Date
December 1989
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This study was undertaken to discover whether unit cohesion is systematically related to unit effectiveness in a Navy context. To this end, correlation analysis was conducted on personnel turnover rates and several measure of effectiveness (MOE) variables from various tests and inspections on ships in the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The MOE variables included retention rates, Supply Management Assessment scores, Maintenance and Material Management (3M) Inspection scores, Training Readiness Evaluations, and Operational Propulsion Plant Examination (OPPE) scores. The results showed few statistically significant relationships between the turnover and MOE variables. Recommendations are offered for further study on unit cohesion and its possible relationship to unit effectiveness.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
59 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.