APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Motivational Mismatch and Veteran Underemployment
- Lauren Ortosky
University of California, Santa Barbara - David Sherman
University of California, Santa Barbara - Aaron Kay
Duke University
Abstract
The successful reintegration of military veterans into the civilian workforce is a critical and unresolved national issue. This research examines the hypothesis that collectivistic values espoused in military environments may contribute to veteran underemployment by creating a mismatch with the individualistic professional culture in civilian life.
Military