SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2021
More Hype Than Substance? A Meta-Analysis on Job and Task Rotation.
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- The dual-pathway impact of job rotation on employee well-being.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- How Superiors Support Employees to Manage Emotional Demands: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Job Demands, Job Resources, and Organisational Justice on Global Health and Turnover Intentions in Animal Care Workers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Interventions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Blue-Collar Workers: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Investigating the effect of intelligent assistance systems on motivational work characteristics in assembly.Journal of intelligent manufacturing · 2023Article
- Examining the impact of 12-hour day and night shifts on nurses' fatigue: A prospective cohort study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2022Article
- New work situations call for familiar work design methods: Effects of task rotation and how they are mediated in a technology-supported workplace.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Although there exist numerous publications on job and task rotation from various disciplines, there is no consistent evidence of their effectiveness. Drawing on theories from industrial and organizational psychology, knowledge management, ergonomics, and management science, we meta-analytically investigated relationships between job/task rotation and employee attitudes, learning and development, psychological and physical health, and organizational performance. Due to a conceptual overlap and frequent confusion of terminology, we analyzed the design of the rotation (job rotation vs. task rotation) as a possible moderator. The three-level meta-analysis on 56 studies (
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