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Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G1 Authorized and approved for distribution: MICHEL... more Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G1 Authorized and approved for distribution: MICHELLE SAMS, Ph.D. Director Research accomplished under contract for the Department of the Army by: Human Resources Research Organization Technical review by:
Descriptions of Army jobs or Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) provide the foundation for A... more Descriptions of Army jobs or Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) provide the foundation for Army personnel management, from entry-level selection and classification to training and performance management. However, existing job analysis approaches used in the Army have a number of limitations. This project represents the first step in a longterm research roadmap intended to address this issue (Campbell et al., 2007). The purpose of this project was to develop and field test a new prototype job analysis approach, customized to the Army, for describing entry-level enlisted jobs. Questionnaires measuring work and worker-oriented domains were developed and administered online to incumbents and supervisors in six MOS (N = 1,390): (a) Infantryman (11B), (b) Armor Crewman (19K), (c) Signal Support Specialist (25U), (d) Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B), (e) Military Police (31B), and (f) Motor Transport Operator (88M). The results of the field test demonstrated that the questionnaires evidenced sufficient reliability and validity for describing enlisted jobs and feature a method that could be easily expanded Army-wide and at a reasonable cost. The report concludes with a summary of lessons learned from the field test and discussion of ways in which future research can enhance and extend the prototype approach.
Recent leadership research has focused on the importance of implicit leadership theory (ILT) for ... more Recent leadership research has focused on the importance of implicit leadership theory (ILT) for organizational outcomes (eg, Epitropaki & Martin, 2005; Hains, Hogg, & Duck, 1997). Specifically, when followers perceive their leader's trait profile to be closer to the ILTs they endorse ...
The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contr... more The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contributed to this effort, including but not limited to Michael Trusty and Tracy Kantrowitz.
The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contr... more The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contributed to this effort, including but not limited to Michael Trusty and Tracy Kantrowitz.
The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contr... more The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contributed to this effort, including but not limited to Michael Trusty and Tracy Kantrowitz.
Military Psychology, 2014
ABSTRACT The purpose of this effort was to determine proximal and distal antecedents of leadershi... more ABSTRACT The purpose of this effort was to determine proximal and distal antecedents of leadership in the U.S. Army’s Officer Candidate School (OCS). A model comprised of motivation to lead, leadership self-efficacy, implicit leadership, organizational commitment, general cognitive ability, and personality was proposed. Results from a longitudinal examination of 1,232 officer candidates suggest partial support for the model, and limited evidence for enlisted experience as a moderator. Candidate personality (partially mediated by interest in leadership and leadership self-efficacy) best predicted leadership performance during OCS and peer ratings of leadership potential. Implications for OCS selection and models of leadership performance are discussed.
International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 2005
The present study is an examination of the influence of rater characteristics as a source of bias... more The present study is an examination of the influence of rater characteristics as a source of bias in job characteristics information, as gleaned from the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS). Participants (N5133) completed an initial JDS for own job characteristics. Nonincumbents (n 5104) then completed a secondary JDS in order to rate incumbents' job characteristics. Non-incumbents' personality dimensions, own job characteristics, job satisfaction level, and incumbent satisfaction level were hypothesized as predictors of ratings of job ...
Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G1 Authorized and approved for distribution: MICHEL... more Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G1 Authorized and approved for distribution: MICHELLE SAMS, Ph.D. Director Research accomplished under contract for the Department of the Army by: Human Resources Research Organization Technical review by:
Descriptions of Army jobs or Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) provide the foundation for A... more Descriptions of Army jobs or Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) provide the foundation for Army personnel management, from entry-level selection and classification to training and performance management. However, existing job analysis approaches used in the Army have a number of limitations. This project represents the first step in a longterm research roadmap intended to address this issue (Campbell et al., 2007). The purpose of this project was to develop and field test a new prototype job analysis approach, customized to the Army, for describing entry-level enlisted jobs. Questionnaires measuring work and worker-oriented domains were developed and administered online to incumbents and supervisors in six MOS (N = 1,390): (a) Infantryman (11B), (b) Armor Crewman (19K), (c) Signal Support Specialist (25U), (d) Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B), (e) Military Police (31B), and (f) Motor Transport Operator (88M). The results of the field test demonstrated that the questionnaires evidenced sufficient reliability and validity for describing enlisted jobs and feature a method that could be easily expanded Army-wide and at a reasonable cost. The report concludes with a summary of lessons learned from the field test and discussion of ways in which future research can enhance and extend the prototype approach.
Recent leadership research has focused on the importance of implicit leadership theory (ILT) for ... more Recent leadership research has focused on the importance of implicit leadership theory (ILT) for organizational outcomes (eg, Epitropaki & Martin, 2005; Hains, Hogg, & Duck, 1997). Specifically, when followers perceive their leader's trait profile to be closer to the ILTs they endorse ...
The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contr... more The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contributed to this effort, including but not limited to Michael Trusty and Tracy Kantrowitz.
The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contr... more The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contributed to this effort, including but not limited to Michael Trusty and Tracy Kantrowitz.
The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contr... more The authors would like to recognize and thank the efforts of previous committee members who contributed to this effort, including but not limited to Michael Trusty and Tracy Kantrowitz.
Military Psychology, 2014
ABSTRACT The purpose of this effort was to determine proximal and distal antecedents of leadershi... more ABSTRACT The purpose of this effort was to determine proximal and distal antecedents of leadership in the U.S. Army’s Officer Candidate School (OCS). A model comprised of motivation to lead, leadership self-efficacy, implicit leadership, organizational commitment, general cognitive ability, and personality was proposed. Results from a longitudinal examination of 1,232 officer candidates suggest partial support for the model, and limited evidence for enlisted experience as a moderator. Candidate personality (partially mediated by interest in leadership and leadership self-efficacy) best predicted leadership performance during OCS and peer ratings of leadership potential. Implications for OCS selection and models of leadership performance are discussed.
International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 2005
The present study is an examination of the influence of rater characteristics as a source of bias... more The present study is an examination of the influence of rater characteristics as a source of bias in job characteristics information, as gleaned from the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS). Participants (N5133) completed an initial JDS for own job characteristics. Nonincumbents (n 5104) then completed a secondary JDS in order to rate incumbents' job characteristics. Non-incumbents' personality dimensions, own job characteristics, job satisfaction level, and incumbent satisfaction level were hypothesized as predictors of ratings of job ...