A Fairfield University professor is helping the U.S. Army “be all it can be.”
Since the summer of 2023, Archana Tedone, Ph.D., assistant professor of management in the university’s Charles F. Dolan School of Business, has been collaborating with the Army Research Institute on a project with the United States Army that focuses on improving the Army Talent Alignment Process.
Through the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), Tedone leads a small team in exploring the key factors that influence officers’ career decisions.
“This work not only aims to support officers in their professional growth but has the potential to optimize talent alignment in the Army,” she said.
Her team is developing tools to help officers make more informed choices about their next assignments as well as processes based on extensive research that will span 2025.
With a background specializing in the modern workplace and occupational health and safety, Tedone seeks out opportunities where she can institute change for the greater good. In her research, she continues to address how “personal needs” such as work-life balance, growth opportunities and a supportive work environment can help prevent burnout and promote ongoing personal development. Through working with the U.S. Army, she and her team have the opportunity to contribute to its future-focused, talent-based personnel system.
“The U.S. Army represents one of our country’s most valuable human resources and helping to optimize the Army Talent Alignment Process to incorporate not only officers’ work-related strengths but also their personal preferences can be crucial for long-term career satisfaction,” Tedone said. “Many have devoted their time and lives to serving in the U.S. Army as a career, making it important for officers and talent systems to consider both work and nonwork preferences and needs when aligning officers with open assignments.”
