As the duration and frequency of
reliance on Reserve members increase, the number of employers
operating with reduced work forces for longer periods is also
increasing. Understanding how employer operations are impacted, the
adjustments they make to sustain operations and the cost to make
these adjustment is the focus of this research. The
self-administered survey will be mailed to a nationally
representative sample of United States employes of Guard and
Reserve members mobilized since 2002. Collected information will be
used to identify unmet employer needs, to evaluate the economic
effects of DoD policy on the.....
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