Open AccessEducation as a Means to Implement Job Rotation in a Public Organization
Author(s) -
G. Georgantza,
Irene Samanta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
management and organizational studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-5509
pISSN - 2330-5495
DOI - 10.5430/mos.v4n2p39
Subject(s) - public sector , job rotation , public relations , order (exchange) , human resources , social security , process (computing) , modernization theory , business , sample (material) , point (geometry) , knowledge management , psychology , job performance , political science , computer science , job design , job satisfaction , social psychology , finance , law , operating system , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , chromatography
The present article presents a study aiming to inquire the intra-business training as a means to implement JobRotation (JR), in the Public Sector and specifically the ΟΑΕΕ organization. The focus to the public sector is givenbecause it is the unique provider of some services (i.e. justice, security, social care etc.), and at the same time it is ina process of change inside the new European framework that is being created. The sample of the study is made ofΟΑΕΕ employees, 138 persons, of which 102 participated at least once in a JR program, while 36 never did so. Fromthe findings, it was concluded that intra-business training provides to the employees knowledge and skills, whichcontribute not only to the improvement of provided services, but also to the modernization and updating of theorganization. In this framework Job rotation provides to the trainee employees knowledge, skills and experience,while it is an important motivational factor. The study is a first step towards investigating the effective use oftraining tools in the Greek Public Sector from the point of Greek Bibliography in order to help improve training andskills of its human resources.