Impact of Job Rotation on Organizational Performance
Austin O. Oparanma *
Department of Management, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Lawrence I. Nwaeke
Department of Management, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This paper attempts to examine the effects of job rotation and employees’ performances in business organizations. It was mainly concerned with assessing, evaluating, and ascertaining the overall impact of job rotation on productivity, improvement of skills, talents, and correction of irregularities. The article reveals that; there is a significant and favorable relationship between job rotation and an employee performance. That the skills and knowledge acquired from a job rotation enhances productivity, and that job rotation assist even management in detecting and correcting wrongs. Base on these, it is recommended that job rotation should be practiced and management should build a viable and up-to-date internal control system, and that employees found wanting in wrong acts should be punished accordingly.
Keywords: Job rotation, effectiveness, efficiency, performance, organization