Why Do Indian Military Officers Want to Leave? An Empirical Investigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2340976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rakesh Kumar Jaiswal (0000-0003-3740-6066, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial Group of Professional Colleges, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India), Satyabhusan Dash (Indian Institute of Management, Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India), Arul Mishra (0000-0001-9634-5545, corresponding author), Abhishek Mishra (0000-0002-9293-3988, Indian Institute of Management, Prabandh Shikhar, Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 386-406 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armed Forces & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x15588069 |
| OpenAlex | W2306225114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Armed forces form the lifeblood of any nation, and morale of its officers is the key to effective defense of the country's borders. Yet, most militaries, and so does Indian, suffer from a relatively high rate of churn of officers that has adverse effects. Turnover is detrimental to any organization, and it is particularly undesirable for armed forces, as it affects unit cohesion and operational preparedness, thus proving to be chronic problem that demands attention. With this aim, we investigate the factors that are instrumental in influencing the propensity of military officers to leave. A survey of 476 Indian military officers, followed by a rigorous empirical analysis, revealed the pay, promotion, and job satisfaction to be the prime perpetrators for the intention of military officers to leave. Our work is a step in the direction of stemming the attrition and improving the retention of officers in the Indian military
Attrition · Empirical research · Job satisfaction · Military organization · Military personnel · Political science · Preparedness · Promotion (chess) · Public relations · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |