Recruiting Minorities What Explains Recent Trends in the Army and Navy?

• Main Author: Asch, Beth J. (auth)
• Other Authors: Heaton, Paul (auth), Savych, Bogdan (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2009
• Subjects: Personnel & human resources management; Management & Organizational Behavior
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Since 2000, black representation among high-quality recruits in the Army has decreased, while Hispanic representation has increased; in the Navy, black representation has remained stable and Hispanic representation has increased. The authors identify factors that explain these trends and consider wh...