Initial Results of an Organizational Survey in an Air Defense Command

A preliminary survey was conducted in the 32nd Army Air Defense Command preparatory to introducing an Organizational Engineering Research program in that Command. A diagnostic questionnaire was administered to enlisted men from a representative sample of batteries in the Command, in order to provide an overview of the situation in the Command and to identify problem areas. The questionnaire contained sections developed in previous diagnostic research in an unrelated Army agency. Portions of the questionnaire dealt with a variety of job and environmental dimensions believed to impact on job performance, job satisfaction, and motivation. Preliminary results indicated a number of organizational and job related areas which may be amenable to intervention efforts, and supported the generalizability of diagnostic dimensions developed in an unrelated Army agency. The results also indicated an excellent chance for the development of valid and meaningful performance criteria for the evaluation of organizational change interventions.