The Effect of Job Rotation Practices on Employee Job Performance; Mediating Role of Intrinsic Motivation (with Special Reference to the Private Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka)

A.G.N.K Fernando,D.M.R.S Dissanayake

doi:10.31033/ijemr.9.5.5

Abstract

Job rotation is a broadly used approach followed by many organizations to make more committed employees towards work at various levels of the hierarchy of the organization. This strategy identified as a motivating factor for the employee development. Thus the study focus on two objectives as To identify the impact of employee job rotation practices on job performances of Operational levels employees in banking industry of Sri Lanka and To identify the impact of employee job rotation practices on job performances through intrinsic motivation of Operational levels employees in banking industry of Sri Lanka. Questionnaires were administered to collect primary data from the 100 operational level employees in private commercial banks in Colombo district. Descriptive statistics, Regression analysis as well as Baron and Kenny Mediation Analysis method were directed to analyze the data by using SPSS statistical package. The study revealed that job rotation is an important programme for allowing employees to acquire new skills, enhance staff productivity, develop new relationships across the company and gain skills needed for future career advancement and it impact on the employee job performances. Moreover mediating analysis implies that Intrinsic Motivation partially mediate the relationship between Job Rotation Practices and employee Job Performances. The findings of the study will beneficial for the employers to structure their job rotation practices to develop employee performances in the future.

Highlights

Human resource is one of any organization's most significant assets to gain competitive benefits and create the organization's success
The majority of the operational level employees in this research sample were female employees (76%) and the age group 25 to 35 was the most frequent age category who is working in the private commercial banks in Sri Lanka (67.3%)
In order to identify the impact of job rotation practices on employee job performances the researcher has perform simple regression analysis and the results shows a significant positive impact from job rotation practices on employee job performances at 0.05 significant level

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Introduction

Human resource is one of any organization's most significant assets to gain competitive benefits and create the organization's success. The performance of an employee in an organization is a significant element of managing human resources. Job rotation is a systematic shift from one work to another within an organization and treated as one of the ways to achieve various human resource goals. These practices enable the employees to make their career path in a workplace and it’s increasing the employee’s job performance. It reflects with the achievements of these things through the job rotation, it gives the path to enhance the employees’ job performance. It has connected with many organizational issues such as work stress, employee’s performance, employees’ satisfaction and their commitment and so on

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