Gender differences in the retention of enlisted Army Reservists
By: Kathryn Kocher, George Thomas
Contributors: Thomas, George W.; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Administrative Sciences
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
Subjects: Personnel retention; Military reserves
Other titles: NPS-AS-91-002.
Description: This report investigates factors influencing the retention behavior of young enlisted men      and women in the U.S. Army Reserve. Data from the 1984 Reserve Components Survey      were matched with 1989 military personnel records to gain information on actual      turnover/staying behavior of enlisted Reservists. A sample of 4,042 enlisted personnel      serving past-time with the Army Selected Reserve was extracted and used in developing      turnover models based on threshold behavior theory. Logit regression techniques were      used to estimate separate turnover models by gender and prior Active Duty service      status. Explanatory variables included demographic, military background, economic      incentive, and cognitive/perceptual factors. Factor analysis was used to identify      dimensions among attitudinal responses and to construct a set of composite variables.      Model results indicate that all prior service/gender cohorts were significantly influenced by      retirement benefits. Additional significant influences for these groups include 1: intrinsic job      characteristics and family status for nonprior service women; age at entry, paygrade, and      income for nonprior service males; intrinsic job characteristics and drill characteristics for      prior service women; and age at Reserve entry, paygrade, travel time to drill, and family      status for prior service men.
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-AS-91-002."

"November 1990."

AD A233 131.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-41).

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