College quality and employee job performance: evidence from naval officers
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Authors
Bowman, William R.
Mehay, Stephen L.
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
2002-07
Date
Publisher
Cornell University
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Abstract
This study analyzes the effects of college quality and individual academic background on
selected job performance measures for officers working in professional and managerial jobs in the U.S.
Navy. The study analyzes performance indicators at selected career points for cohorts in two
occupational groups. Among staff personnel, who perform mostly administrative and support functions,
the authors find that graduates of private schools, regardless of college quality, received better
performance appraisals than did other officers. Among line personnel, who perform jobs on ships and
submarines and in aviation, graduates of top-rated schools, both public and private, received better
appraisals during the early career period. Within both occupational groups, graduates of top-rated
private schools were more likely than other officers to be promoted at the up-or-out point. The results are consistent with prior studies that find an earnings premium attached to attendance at elite private colleges.
Type
Article
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Series/Report No
Department
Economics
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
18 p,
Citation
55, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 700.
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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.