Changing Bureaucratic Behavior
Acquisition Reform in the United States Army
This study applies a theoretical model of volitional behavior — called the theory of planned behavior (TPB) — to bureaucratic behavior in the Army. Based on information developed through expert interviews, a survey of Army personnel, and the application of the TPB model, it presents a series of comprehensive recommendations on how to improve current implementation efforts.
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- Pages: 140
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- ISBN/EAN: 9780833027566
- Document Number: MR-1094-A
- Year: 2000
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
The Policy Environment
Chapter Three
Theories of Bureaucratic Behavior
Chapter Four
Explaining Bureaucratic Behavior
Chapter Five
Data Collection
Chapter Six
Understanding Reform Behavior
Chapter Seven
Understanding Reform Attitudes Within the Acquisition Work Force
Chapter Eight
Understanding Subjective Norms Within the Acquisition Work Force
Chapter Nine
Understanding Perceived Behavioral Control Within the Acquisition Work Force
Chapter Ten
Assessing the Role of Training
Chapter Eleven
Improving Implementation of MILSPEC and Standard Reform
Appendix
Analytic Methods
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