Marine Corps Organizational Culture Research (MCOCR) Project
Project Summary The MCOCR Project was conducted between 2017 and 2020 to gather Marine perspectives on various aspects of Marine Corps culture with a particular focus on gender bias, leadership, and cohesion. Data consist of 179 transcripts of semi-structured interviews and focus groups conducted at six locations in 2017. Also included are a project overview, an example of a recruiting poster, and examples of public domain applied research outcomes from the project, which may provide useful context for data users or serve as a type of data for those studying applied social science.
Fosher, Kerry et. al. 2020. "Translational Research in a Military Organization: The Marine Corps Organizational Culture Research Project." Annals of Anthropological Practice. 44(1).
Szoldra, Paul. 2019. "An internal investigation spurred by a nude photo scandal shows just how deep sexism runs in the Marine Corps." Task and Purpose. 4 Dec.
Public domain overview of the two phases of the MCOCR Project and answers to frequently asked questions about the project.
Public domain report exploring the different ways Marines become disillusioned with the Marine Corps and opportunities to mitigate or overcome disillusionment.
Public domain report exploring the roles of empathy in leadership concepts and behavior.
Public domain report from MCOCR Project capturing researcher insights related to Marine concepts of fairness.
Public domain report from MCOCR Project capturing researcher insights on Marine perspectives regarding gender related social media misconduct.
Public domain report from MCOCR Project capturing researcher insights on Marine perspectives regarding alcohol use.
Public domain report from MCOCR Project capturing researcher insights on Marine perspectives regarding pregnancy loss.
Public domain report from MCOCR Project capturing researcher insights on Marine perspectives related to topics of immediate interest to Marine Corps leadership, particularly gender bias, leadership, and cohesion.
Requirements for accessing data from the MCOCR project.
List of acronyms and specialized terms in the MCOCR data.
This file includes the original MCOCR human subjects protection protocol, substantive amendments, continuing reviews, closure report, and related materials approved by the Marine Corps' IRB.
Public domain report exploring Marine narratives related to generational differences.
A public domain report from the MCOCR project examining mentorship.
A public domain report from the MCOCR project examining sexual assault.
A public domain report from the MCOCR project examining trust.
A public domain image created for use as a poster and in other physical and electronic venues as part of the recruiting for the MCOCR project.
A document describing the conventions used in the file names of transcripts from the MCOCR project. Users can tell interview or focus group location and characteristics of both participants and researchers from the file name.
DATA: Transcript from the MCOCR project. See access requirements document.