Human Resource Development Before, During, and After Military Leave

Sweet, Kenneth M.; Black, Stephanie L.

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“…Such challenge exists especially among military reservists' who have had long extended leave from civilian employment. Sweet and Black (2021) argued that the military reservists' take the most prolonged leave from civilian employment. Due to this, Human Resource Development (HRD) and organisation management have little direction in the career development and career planning of military reservists.…”

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Perceived Career Planning and Job Satisfaction in Malaysian Armed Forces: The Role of Career Development as a Mediator

Mohamed,

Mohd Som,

Sahol Hamid

et al. 2023

International Journal of Management Studies

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This study examines the relationship between career planning and job satisfaction of Armed Forces personnel in Malaysia. It determines the mediating effect of career development on the relationship between career planning and job satisfaction. This study was conducted because there is negligible attention given to the effects of career planning and career development on job satisfaction, mainly in the Malaysian Armed Forces context. The IBM Social Science Statistical Package (IBM SPSS) application was used in the data analysis using descriptive and inferential analysis. The outcomes displayed three important findings: First, the significant relationship between career planning and job satisfaction. Second, the relationship between career development and job satisfaction was significant. Third, the result statistically confirms that the effect of career planning on job satisfaction is indirectly affected by career development in the organisational sample. Further, the study discusses the contributions and recommendations based on the significant findings. In conclusion, the career planning among Malaysian Armed Forces personnel should be explained and aligned with their career development since it will affect their job satisfaction and increase their work performance in national defence and security.

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Perceived Career Planning and Job Satisfaction in Malaysian Armed Forces: The Role of Career Development as a Mediator

Mohamed,

Mohd Som,

Sahol Hamid

et al. 2023

International Journal of Management Studies

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“…In democracies, reservist service in active military reserve is mainly on a voluntary basis, so civilians have to find meaning in staying active in military reserve and updating constantly their military skills. For reservists, military service is an additional component in multiple life roles that can disturb ( Harnett and DeSimone, 2011 ) or ail ( Sweet and Black, 2021 ) work-life balance.…”

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Meaning in military service among reservists: Measuring the effect of prosocial motivation in a moderated-mediation model

Smaliukienė

Bekešienė²,

Kanapeckaitė³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionThe meaningful commitment to serve one’s country and the desire to defend others make military service unique compared to other human activities. This is especially true for the army reservists who are typically working in the civilian labor market and serving military for the short-term military training or military missions only. As scholars provide limited insights into the effects and influences of prosocial motivation on meaning in military service, this study contributes to the understanding of direct, mediated, and moderated processes which link prosocial motivation to meaning in military service among reservists. Specifically, the objective of this study was to examine both direct and indirect pathways interconnecting prosocial motivation and meaning in military service. The former is analyzed as a direct effect, while the latter includes the effects of role fit within the military environment, the soldiers’ self-efficacy, as well as the socio-moral climate of military organization—that is, a variable making military service an exceptional activity.MethodsThis study followed a quantitative method analysis by utilizing a hierarchical regression analysis which revealed direct, moderating, and mediating links between the variables. The analysis was based on a sample of 375 soldiers from the Active Reserve of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and the data were collected before and after training exercises in one military unit (repeated measures). The effects on providing meaning to military service were evaluated using the following: Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale, Prosocial Motivation Scale, Motivation at Work Scale, and Socio-Moral Climate Scale. Prosocial motivation assumes meaning in military service among reservists through different, yet related, pathways.Results and discussionThe direct pathway confirmed that reserve soldiers with higher levels of prosocial motivation experience a higher level of meaning in service. The indirect pathway indicated that role fit mediated this relationship. Following the latter, we found that prosocial motivation was a significant predictor of both role fit and meaning in military service. Finally, we confirmed the moderated-mediation effects of self-efficacy and socio-moral climate in our suggested models. The results can be used to improve training programs for reservists.

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Wisdom and Veterans: Enhancing the Workforce with Self-Insight, Experience, and Sound Judgement

Eaves

Allen

Rosellini

et al. 2023

J. Info. Know. Mgmt.

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Military veterans bring many unique and desirable traits to the workforce, including self-insight, experience, and sound judgment. Through their service in the American military branches, veterans have experience in heightened leadership roles in high stress and high stakes environments that shape their personalities, leadership skills, and behaviours. Because of this experience, veterans often demonstrate wisdom as they apply self-awareness and judgment through different ranks and roles in their service to the country. Hiring these experienced and seasoned workers to the benefit of businesses can be part of the solution in addressing the current labour shortage. Research is warranted in seeking to understand why veterans experience difficulties in their transition from the military into their business careers in higher numbers compared to the general population. The misinformation and misconceptions about hiring veterans are depriving businesses of a talented and unique population that can bring more wisdom to their workforce.

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Human Resource Development Before, During, and After Military Leave

Cited by 3 publications

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Perceived Career Planning and Job Satisfaction in Malaysian Armed Forces: The Role of Career Development as a Mediator

Perceived Career Planning and Job Satisfaction in Malaysian Armed Forces: The Role of Career Development as a Mediator

Meaning in military service among reservists: Measuring the effect of prosocial motivation in a moderated-mediation model

Wisdom and Veterans: Enhancing the Workforce with Self-Insight, Experience, and Sound Judgement

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