Using optional job rotation programs to gauge on-the-job learning

被引:4
作者
Arya, Anil
Mittendorf, Brian
机构
[1] Ohio State Univ, Fisher Coll Business, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[2] Yale Univ, Sch Management, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF INSTITUTIONAL AND THEORETICAL ECONOMICS-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR DIE GESAMTE STAATSWISSENSCHAFT | 2006年 / 162卷 / 03期
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10.1628/093245606778387401
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
This paper presents one reason for adopting diverse work assignments, rooted in a desire to match employees' pay with the skills they have cultivated on the job. When on-the-job learning parlays into attractive external opportunities, employees may threaten to seek a different and higher paying job elsewhere. By instituting an optional job rotation program, a firm can offer such an opportunity internally. Since new tasks are difficult for employees to undertake, compensation arrangements can be structured to guarantee that only a truly skilled (versatile) employee wants to take on such a challenge.
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