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The Impact of Community Satisfaction on Retention among Army Personnel
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Beck, Rachel K.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330363543
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2012, Master of City and Regional Planning, Ohio State University, City and Regional Planning.
Abstract
In an effort to retain high quality service members in its All-Volunteer Force, the United States military has emphasized quality of life programs to increase satisfaction among service members and their families. This study focused on community factors in Army towns and found that community satisfaction has a significant positive effect on retention. Analysis of survey data from the 2005 Status of Forces Survey of Active Duty Members found that there is a significant positive relationship between some community factors and retention intentions, that rank and length of time at one’s duty station have a significant positive relationship on community satisfaction, and that there are significant differences in community satisfaction between the four branches of service. Individuals who live on-base showed higher levels of satisfaction with traffic congestion, safety, distance to work, and distance to health care services, while those who lived off-base were more satisfied with housing quality, privacy, space, distance to airports, and the availability of spouse employment.
Committee
Jennifer Evans-Cowly, PhD (Advisor)
Maria Manta Conroy, PhD (Committee Member)
Jean-Michel Guldmann, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
96 p.
Subject Headings
Urban Planning
Keywords
quality of life
;
community satisfaction
;
livability
;
retention
;
military
;
Army
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Beck, R. K. (2012).
The Impact of Community Satisfaction on Retention among Army Personnel
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330363543
APA Style (7th edition)
Beck, Rachel.
The Impact of Community Satisfaction on Retention among Army Personnel.
2012. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330363543.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Beck, Rachel. "The Impact of Community Satisfaction on Retention among Army Personnel." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330363543
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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