The effectiveness of career development policy for commissioned officers in the Namibian Defence Force

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dc.contributor.authorAmakutuwa, Joab J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T14:08:19Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T14:08:19Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.descriptiona thesis submitted in partial fulfillment ot the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Securityen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract provided by authoren_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the problem of stagnation in career development for commissioned officers in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). The study examined the hypothetical assumptions that commissioned officers especially those who are educated regard career development and progression processes in the NDF as stagnant, and the implementation of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Personnel Policies as inconsistent. Thus, they are likely to become frustrated and to resign, because of lack of a clear relationship between their academic qualifications and career opportunities in the institution. This problem is evident in the inconsistency between the personnel policies' implementation and the academic qualifications of staff as far as training, appointments and promotional opportunities for commissioned officers in the NDF are concerned. The study used the descriptive- quantitative research method based on an analysis of the artillery brigade officers' corps. The conclusions and recommendations contained in this thesis are based on the observed inconsistencies in career policy implementation in the NDFen_US
dc.description.abstractThe general findings of this study suggest that there is no systematic linkage between academic qualifications and career professional requirements, regarding training, appointments and promotional opportunities for commissioned officers in the NDF. In this regard, it is still not certain how effective the career development/progression policy is in addressing the officers' career needs in the NDF. The study recommends the implementation of MoD Personnel Policies to be improved in order to reconcile training and education with appointment and promotions for commissioned officers in the NDF. These findings and recommendations can hopefully assist the Ministry of Defence and the decision-makers in the NDF in particular, to introduce measures and policies' instruments to address these inconsistenciesen_US
dc.description.degreeWindhoeken_US
dc.description.degreeNamibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts in Security and Strategic Studiesen_US
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dc.format.extentxiii, 113 pen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/540
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleThe effectiveness of career development policy for commissioned officers in the Namibian Defence Forceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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