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Author Dertouzos, James N., 1950-

Title Performance evaluation and Army recruiting / James N. Dertouzos, Steven Garber.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : Rand Arroyo Center, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 101 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Rand Corporation monograph series
Rand Corporation monograph series.
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.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
United States. Army.
United States. Army -- Personnel management.
Personnel management.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Statistics.
Added Author Garber, Steven, 1950-
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 book)
0833045822 (electronic book)
9780833043108
0833043102