A Study on Job Rotation Practices in Selected Small Scale Manufacturing Firms in Ahmednagar

Job rotation means work functioning and performance of an employee on a fresh new work task which is not on a permanent basis for a particular agreed tenure of time. Job rotation results in enlarged individual knowledge, awareness & experience and decreased burnout & overtiredness; all this leads to intellectual development and innovation. Job rotation helps and encourages employees to learn, progress and become multi-talented, so that they could perform different functions and contribute in various aspects within the organization. Present study is an empirical study primarily based on primary data. Research aimed to study and investigate the perception of respondents regarding job rotation practices followed and executed in selected small scale manufacturing firms located in Ahmednagar taluka. Study covered numerous aspects related to job rotation such as frequency of job rotation, employees rotated based on nature of appointment-wise, employees rotated based on gender and effective of job rotation. Research also examined involvement of employees in designing / formulating as well as implementing job rotation practices. Respondents selected comprised of owners, proprietors, executives and partners of small scale manufacturing firms located in industrial area of Ahmednagar taluka. Required data was collected through structured schedule. Convenience sampling method which is a type of non-random sampling was used for selecting the sample.