A Study of the Relationship between Attitudes of Missile Combat Crew Members and Missile Wing Operations Performance

摘要

The focus of past missile career field efforts has centered on the attitudes and motivation of missile crew members. Research has shown that while crew member attitudes toward their job and toward the missile career field have not changed significantly in aggregate terms, attitudes do vary between wings and, perhaps, within wings over time. Little attention has been focused on the possible correlation of these attitudes with unit performance. The purpose of this study was to determine if MCCM attitudes continue to differ from one Minuteman wing to another, to determine if MCCM attitudes within each wing have changed since 1976, to determine if operations performance differs from one Minuteman wing to another, and to determine if any relationship exists between MCCM attitude and Minuteman wing operations performance. The authors conclude that while MCCM attitudes in 1978 differ from one wing to another, MCCM attitudes within each wing have not significantly changed since 1976, that operations performance does not significantly differ from one Minuteman wing to another and, therefore, no basis exists in this study for supporting a relationship between MCCM attitude and Minuteman wing operations performance. (Author)