Almost all survey functions share a common objective, that of providing management at various levels

with a picture of an organization from which informed decisions can be made and competent
interventions can be mounted.
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Still later, Higgs and Ashworth (1996), and Kraut (1996) provided a comprehensive list of survey
functions ranging from the general to the very specific. The following 10 functions lean on their list and
extend it a bit. They are: 1. Diagnosing organizational situations 2. Providing a feedback loop 3.
Predicting organizational outcomes 4. Surfacing organizational strengths and weaknesses 5. Monitoring
and trending organizational change 6. Facilitating management decisions 7. Providing training structure
8. Providing platforms for organizational research 9. Reifying corporate values 10. Documenting
corporate experience

Diagnosing Organizational Situations Almost all surveys are diagnostic either by intent or simply as a
result of the process itself. In many instances the aim is not much more than letting management know
what is happening among people in the organization. This is no small chore, nor is it without value to the
executives, especially those at the top. Consider, for example, the plight of President Wilson expressed
before the National Press Club (1916); paraphrased here: "The people of the United States are thinking
for themselves. You do not know, and what's worse, since the responsibility is mine, I do not know what
they are thinking about. I have the most imperfect means of finding out, and yet I have to act as if I
knew." This is not to suggest that President Wilson needed a national survey, but his statement does
contrast with the situation of the more modern CEO, described in chapter 14, who by means of a survey,
was able to find out what the employees were thinking and was able to act on it. Assessing current
attitudes is all part of the diagnostic function as is the measure of an organization's strengths and
weaknesses, its goal paths and the barriers to them—all as seen by its members

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How is the Military Protecting My

Service Member During COVID-19?

The Department of Defense remains committed to the health and safety of military members and
their families. This time of coronavirus disease 2019 is no different. The DOD continues to work
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies to stop spread. The DOD
offers free resources through Military OneSource. Each program helps with different military-
life challenges or seasons.

Testing and Surveillance for COVID-19

Learn about the DOD’s expanded testing for coronavirus disease 2019 and other measures to
detect the disease early and stop its spread.

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Protecting against COVID-19

Your local government set guidelines to keep the community healthy. The DOD has taken these
steps to help keep military members healthy:

 Authorized telework when duties allow

 Started daily health screening for jobs where remote work isn’t possible

 Restricted personnel movement and travel (now resuming in phases as local conditions allow)

 Required face masks for all individuals performing DOD duties , whether on military installations
or at other locations including in common areas, shared workspaces and outdoor shared spaces

 Required frequent handwashing and social distancing in accordance with CDC guidelines for all
individuals performing DOD duties

 Began tiered COVID-19 testing of military personnel

 Required risk assessments for service members, DOD civilian employees and DOD contractor
personnel prior to travel

 Authorized Pre-travel and restriction of movement-associated testing for official international

air travel at military medical treatment facilities for DOD civilian employees and members of the
Selected Reserve including members of the National Guard

protecting your service member during deployment

and redeployment
As deployments and redeployments resume, the DOD prioritizes:
  Protecting military and civilian personal and their families

 Safeguarding our national security capabilities

 Supporting the nationwide response to the pandemic

When your service member deploys or redeploys, safety measures will include:

 Appropriate screening at the assigned place of duty or point of embarkation

 Assessment of exposure history, temperature and any COVID-19 signs and symptoms
and past test results

 Consultation with a DOD health care provider if direct screening isn’t possible

 Evaluation and testing, if necessary, of anyone with a fever or affirmative responses to

screening questions

 Isolation following DOD guidance for anyone who tests positive during screening or
meets the clinical case definition of probable infection

 Mandatory 14-day restriction of movement for all service members before deploying
outside the United States (or after arrival, with permission)

 Mandatory assessment before redeployment to see if 14-day restriction of movement is

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t is important to estimate the burden and impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the military population since
this can affect the military readiness and because the unique factors associated with the military
such as close-quarter living conditions and deployment to high SARS-CoV-2 transmission areas to
assist in COVID-19 control efforts may put them at a higher risk for acquiring the infection. The
Philippine military is also playing a major role in providing support to the civilian sector through
various capacities (i.e., manning of triage and swabbing facilities, deployment to augment
healthcare workers in areas with surges in COVID-19 cases, and logistical support in shipping
supplies to various parts of the country). Though previous reports have described COVID-19
outbreaks in military forces, there is a need to know whether there are differences in SARS-CoV-2
prevalence and distribution in the Philippine military versus Philippine civilian populations.
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The survey methodology is widely used in research. It helps to probe individuals’ opinions,

attitudes, behavior, and preferences in a social setting and collect information on demographics

and various other topics that are of interest to researchers. According to Converse (1987), the survey

instrument is like a telescope whose focus can be adjusted, broadened, or narrowed depending upon

the needs of the researcher. The versatility in application of this instrument accounts for much of its

popularity in the field of social science. In public administration, researchers frequently use the

survey methodology to collect information on work values and organizational commitment among

individuals in public organizations, people’s opinions on public policies and to gauge the level of

their satisfaction with public goods and services. In contingent valuation of those public goods like

wilderness areas whose social values are difficult to assess, the survey methodology is often relied

upon to collect information from the public for valuing such goods (Weimer, 2005, p. 73).