Date of Award

9-1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Abstract

This study examined the potential effects of the Defense Business Operations Fund (DBOF) policies on the graduate degree programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The study examined the Defense Management Review document that provides the implementation and guidance information for DBOF, and Unit Cost. DBOF requires that organizations provide unit cost per output figures as the basis for organizational funding. Unit cost resourcing is expected to change the way federal managers control resources, and is intended to promote quality management practices. In order to achieve the research objective, the researchers surveyed the opinions of HQ AFMC's Graduate Education Management System working group comprised of the functional area representatives tasked to develop the policies that govern the validation of graduate education requirements. Using an electronic data collection mechanism at Armstrong Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, the group was asked to determine the impact of the DBOF policies on the graduate education program at AFIT. The results included the respondent's perceptions as to the role AFIT fulfills within the Air Force and the desired behavioral changes necessary to accommodate the possible changes necessitated by DBOF implementation.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GSM-LAS-93S-13

DTIC Accession Number

ADA276277

Comments

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Logistics and Acquisitions Management of the Air Force Institute of Technology

The authors' Vita pages are omitted.

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