Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benefits of cross training: Scale development and validity Subject The topic of the resource Career advancement; Cross training; Employee retention; Idle time management; Job stability; Networking Description An account of the resource Studies related to benefits of cross - training were mainly done either in the context of qualitative research or as comprehension of desk research. The literature scarcely covered the measurement issues, and thus, it became vital to quantify and develop a scale to measure the benefits of cross - training (BCT). Cross -training means training that covers multiple tasks within a department This training technique keeps employees prepared to handle more than a single Job for which they have been Initially hired. This concept Is also called 'worker multlfunctlonallty'. The study aimed to propose and validate an Instrument to measure BCT. The nrst section of the study was exploratory factor analysis (EFA) establishing the benefits of cross training through four dimensions namely Job Stability, Career Advancement, Networking, and Idle lime Management. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used in the second section to verify the factor structure of the observed variables. The results indicated that cross training the employees in an organization could help practitioners to adopt the same as a strategy in retaining the employees by saving on the costs of recruitment, selection, and staffing. The findings also suggested that cross training helped in securing a job, progressing in one's career, enabling better interaction among the employees, and efficiently managing the idle time in the organization. 2019, Associated Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd.. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ninan N.; Roy J.C.; Thomas M.R. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management, Vol-12, No. 6, pp. 41-55. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Associated Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2019/v12i6/144935" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2019/v12i6/144935</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85070930689&amp;doi=10.17010%2Fpijom%2F2019%2Fv12i6%2F144935&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=2044f8eef82b0937eab1665680003848" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85070930689&amp;doi=10.17010%2fpijom%2f2019%2fv12i6%2f144935&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=2044f8eef82b0937eab1665680003848</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9752854 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ninan N., Department of Commerce, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Roy J.C., Department of Commerce, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Thomas M.R., Department of Commerce, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560 029, India