Supply and demand for business education in naval aviation
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Authors
Gray, Obra L.
Subjects
Naval Aviators
Naval Aviation
Aviation Officer Career Paths
Graduate Business Education
NPS Executive MBA;
Naval Aviation
Aviation Officer Career Paths
Graduate Business Education
NPS Executive MBA;
Advisors
Zolin, Roxanne
Crawford, Alice
Flanagan, Patrick
Date of Issue
2005-06
Date
June 2005
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
In light of the Navy's transformation plan, advanced business education is increasing in importance. As part of the Navy's Sea Power 21 strategy, Sea Enterprise encourages Naval Aviation to steer historical management practices towards better business practices. As pilots and Naval Flight Officers evolve from Mission Commander to Commanding Officer, they must be equipped with requisite business skill sets to engage the challenge of balancing aircraft modernization with current readiness. This project analyzes the supply and demand for postgraduate business education to determine how prepared Naval Aviation is to achieve long-term transformation objectives. The results show that 25 percent of all aviation officers (O-1 to O- 6) have a graduate business degree; 17 percent of Commanding Officers with advanced degrees have a business specialization; and 2.5 percent of aviation officer billets require a postgraduate business degree. Recommendations to better prepare the aviation community for the Sea Enterprise environment include: (1) Early emphasis of graduate business education, (2) Promote advanced business education as a major career milestone, (3) Tie first shore tour assignments to graduate business education, and (4) Increase the overall billet requirement for advanced business degrees. These improvements may greatly enhance the Navy's efforts towards achieving its transformation goals.
Type
Thesis
Description
MBA Professional Report
Series/Report No
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Professional Reports
Department
Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
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NPS Report Number
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Format
xii, 49 p. : col. ill.
28 cm.
28 cm.