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frame manufacturing company has proposed that all engineers
serving this industry be given a series of assignments in
the manufacturing and assembling sections of the plant. 39
The proposals of both of these gentlemen embodied the elements
of a job rotation program designed to accommodate
a sizeable number of engineers.
Has widespread participation in job rotation conflicted
with the smooth flow of industrial operations? In
a majority of those companies where the engineers have
been judiciously rotated over an extended period of time, j
it appeared that no one particular operation suffered from |i
a lack of engineering competence. At no time had an en- j
tire group of engineers in a given work area been rotated
to new assignments; thus, a nucleus of engineering know-
ledge and experience concerning that specific function jI
was present at all times. The conclusion of the investi- j
gator has, therefore, been that limited rotation resulted ,
from a belief that an extensive number of rotatees would ^i
cause a reduction in engineering productivity. Such a be- j
! i | lief was probably based on the assumption that job rotation
i;;
brought about a gradual dissolution of specialization. !
j| Since this investigation did not substantiate such an as- ji
! - - — ........... - f
39 J. M. Hahn, "Practical Training of Aeronautical i
Engineers,*1 The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, J Volume 50 (February, 19507, p. 119. j
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| Title | The advantages and disadvantages of rotational-job-assignments as a means of developing engineering talent. - Page 75 |
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| Full text | 66 frame manufacturing company has proposed that all engineers serving this industry be given a series of assignments in the manufacturing and assembling sections of the plant. 39 The proposals of both of these gentlemen embodied the elements of a job rotation program designed to accommodate a sizeable number of engineers. Has widespread participation in job rotation conflicted with the smooth flow of industrial operations? In a majority of those companies where the engineers have been judiciously rotated over an extended period of time, j it appeared that no one particular operation suffered from |i a lack of engineering competence. At no time had an en- j tire group of engineers in a given work area been rotated to new assignments; thus, a nucleus of engineering know- ledge and experience concerning that specific function jI was present at all times. The conclusion of the investi- j gator has, therefore, been that limited rotation resulted , from a belief that an extensive number of rotatees would ^i cause a reduction in engineering productivity. Such a be- j ! i | lief was probably based on the assumption that job rotation i;; brought about a gradual dissolution of specialization. ! j| Since this investigation did not substantiate such an as- ji ! - - — ........... - f 39 J. M. Hahn, "Practical Training of Aeronautical i Engineers,*1 The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, J Volume 50 (February, 19507, p. 119. j |
