Rotación del personal, incidencia en los procesos internos de la dirección distrital del ministerio de desarrollo humano, Salinas
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La gestión efectiva del capital humano es fundamental para la eficacia operativa ininterrumpida de las entidades públicas. El fenómeno de la rotación de personal afecta directamente la productividad de una organización y la continuidad ininterrumpida de sus funciones de gestión. El sector público se ve particularmente impactado por este fenómeno, ya que altos niveles de rotación de empleados generan desafíos para la integración organizacional, la retención efectiva del conocimiento y el logro de metas estratégicas. Este documento busca analizar el impacto de la rotación de empleados en el funcionamiento interno de la Dirección Distrital de MDH Salinas. El autor utilizó un enfoque descriptivo correlacional dentro de un marco no experimental y un enfoque de métodos mixtos. De la población total de 350 servidores públicos, se derivó una muestra representativa de 184 mediante la fórmula de muestreo estadístico para poblaciones finitas. Las principales técnicas de recolección de datos empleadas fueron cuestionarios estructurados, entrevistas semiestructuradas y análisis documental. El análisis mostró que la rotación de personal impacta negativamente en la continuidad operativa, aumenta la carga de trabajo y dificulta la transferencia del conocimiento institucional. Además, se identificaron la inestabilidad contractual, el clima organizacional y la falta de movilidad profesional ascendente como factores de movilidad laboral. Se ha establecido que la estabilidad del talento humano es un elemento crítico para potenciar la sostenibilidad institucional, la eficiencia de los procesos internos y la efectividad operativa.
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