Ch7: Job Analysis And Design Flashcards
How HR proactive
They must acquire information about the jobs in organisation
A better HRIS
Why HR Proactive?
To overcome environmental, legal and international challenges
Job ?
A pattern of task, duties and responsibilities that can be done bt a person.
Job Analysis?
To study these (job) patterns of activity to determine a task, duties and responsibilities needed for a Job
In small org how HR handles
Memory of manager and paper files
how HR is managed in large and complex org? Any Survey?
HR matters computerised
Survey of 568 Firms of which 74% use computer
Career in HR what skills are required?
Computerised and data management skills
HRIS?
The resulting aggregation of Data about company’s job when organised into useful and accessible information, forms a cornerstone of a firms Human Resource Information system
HRIS Cornerstone
Outer square corners
Resource, System, information, ?
Inner boxes Environmental Challenges Equal employment opportunity International challenges Jobs
What HRIS must capture?
Information about jobs
Help develop understanding of job design principles.
Why capture HRIS is difficult
Nature of jobs continuously changes Last century, jobs are crisply defined Now, computer and comm system Manager is responsible for more people Narrowly defined jd to be more flexible Shenandoah Life insurance company
HRIS Success?
Effective HRIS contains detailed information of every job
Management learn detail of any job
Success of HR Depart
