Application of management by objectives to naval communications management

Abstract

This thesis is a study of the integrative management technique of Management by Objectives and its application to problems of naval communications management, career development and training that are of concern to the headquarters level of naval communications . As part of this study, a pilot Management by Objectives implementation project was conducted at the U. S. Naval Communications Station San Francisco, based in part on a computer simulation model developed for the naval communications environment. The project was designed to examine implementation problems unique to the communications environment, and to assist in developing key objectives for operational and personnel management of the Communications Department. Problems of the implementation and results obtained are discussed, including recommendations for further study to fully assess the contributions Management by Objectives can make to naval communications.