Albert A. Robbert

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Senior Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
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Education

D.P.A., University of Alabama; M.B.A., Trinity University; B.A. in psychology, Eckerd College

Overview

Biography

Albert A. Robbert is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. From 2004 to 2011, he served as director of the Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program within RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF). His association with RAND began in 1994 after retiring from active duty in the United States Air Force. While in the Air Force, Robbert served in personnel management positions in the Pentagon; the Air Force Personnel Center; Air University; and other organizations in the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. PAF's Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program explores issues of interest to the Air Staff and the Air Force's major commands such as human capital management, quality of life, retention, promotions, workforce training and development, and diversity. His personal research interests have included workforce modeling, aircrew training and management, total force integration, workforce diversity, military/civilian/contractor workforce mixes, and competency management. Robbert received his D.P.A. from the University of Alabama.

Research Focus

Previous Positions

Director, Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Director of Personnel, Air University; Director, Air Force Human Resource Management School; Chief, Personnel Analysis Division, HQ USAF, The Pentagon

Recent Projects

  • Policy alternatives regarding defense manpower, personnel, and training issues

Selected Publications

Robbert, Albert A. "Developing Leadership: Emulating the Military Model," in Robert Klitgaard & Paul C. Light, High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives, RAND (MG-256-PRGS), 2005

Robbert, Albert A. et al., Integrated Planning for the Air Force Senior Leader Workforce: Background and Methods, RAND Corporation (TR-175), 2005

Robbert, Albert A. et al., Relating Ranges and Airspace to Air Combat Command Missions and Training, RAND Corporation (MR-1286), 2000

Robbert, Albert A. et al., Principles for Determining the Air Force Active/Reserve Mix, RAND Corporation (MR-1091), 1999

Publications

Balancing Rated Personnel Requirements and Inventories - 2011

Preserving Range and Airspace Access for the Air Force Mission: Striving for a Strategic Vantage Point - 2011

Succession Management for Senior Military Positions: The Rumsfeld Model for Secretary of Defense Involvement - 2011

Air Force Officer Specialty Structure: Reviewing the Fundamentals - 2009

The Defense Acquisition Workforce: An Analysis of Personnel Trends Relevant to Policy, 1993-2006 - 2008

The Weighted Airman Promotion System: Standardizing Test Scores - 2008

Air Force Enlisted Force Management: System Interactions and Synchronization Strategies - 2007

Better Coordination Is Needed to Manage the Enlisted Force in the U.S. Air Force - 2007

Workforce Management Requires an Analysis-Based Approach - 2007

Workforce Planning and Development Processes: A Practical Guide - 2007

Maintaining the Balance Between Manpower, Skill Levels, and PERSTEMPO - 2006

The U.S. Air Force Should Take Steps to Balance Manpower, Skill Levels, and Personnel Tempo - 2006

High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives - 2005

New Approaches to Developing the Air Force's Senior Leader Workforce - 2005

An Executive Perspective on Workforce Planning - 2004

An Operational Process for Workforce Planning - 2004

Integrated Planning for the Air Force Senior Leader Workforce: Background and Methods - 2004

Workforce Planning in Complex Organizations - 2004

A Tutorial and Exercises for the Compensation, Accessions, and Personnel Management (CAPM) Model - 2003

A Decision Support System for Evaluating Ranges and Airspace - 2001

Characterizing the Future Defense Workforce - 2001

Relating Ranges and Airspace to Air Combat Command Missions and Training - 2001

Does Competitive Sourcing Pay Off? : The DoD Experience - 2000

Personnel Savings in Competitively Sourced DoD Activities: Are They Real? Will They Last? - 2000

Principles for Determining the Air Force Active/Reserve Mix - 1999

Can Civilianization Save on Costs? - 1998

Comparing the Costs of DoD Military and Civil Service Personnel - 1998

Differentiation in Military Human Resource Management - 1997

DoD Outsourcing: How Civil Service Employees Fare - 1997

Outsourcing of DoD Commercial Activities: Impacts on Civil Service Employees - 1997