Chapter 4 Flashcards
EXPLAIN job position work role
Job: group of related activities and duties
Position: specific duties performed by one person
Work:tasks that need to be completed
Role: expected behaviour of an employee
What is a job analysis
- process to gathering job information
- identifies duties, tasks knowledge, and activities to perform through work
- job description: written output
Managers role in hiring:
-Manager- primary person to determine work performed and skills and abilities needs
Designing the Job
who’s responsibility?
what does the job need to achieve?
Responsibility of the manager
achieving organizations objectives as well as employee goals
Who is Fredrick Winslow Taylor
father of industrial design. created the work triangle( the best design layout for most effective and efficient work)
Where do you get the job information?
Employee
Supervisor
Online profiles
How you obtain job information
Questionaries
Interviews
Observations
How job information is collected
tasks duties Responsibilities equipment used skilled required knowledge required experience required working conditions effort job context performance standards
Where job information goes
list what a written job description looks like.
in a written job description: Title summary duties and responsibilities job specification standards of performance
How the job information is used
recruitment selection performance management training and development health and safety compensation
Employee Empowerment
to grow organizations must encourage employee:
- participation
- innovation
- access to information
- accountability
Job Enlargement
Job extension: extends the range of duties
Job rotation: changing through job so you have experience when a coworker is unable to perform their job
Job Enrichment
addicting to the job to keep employee motivation:
extra tasks, giving feedback, adding meaning to the job
Flexible Work Schedules include:
- flex time: you control to start and end of your work day
- job sharing: two people sharing the same job
- compressed workweek: 4 6 hr shifts turn into 3 12 hr shifts
- remote work arrangements: telecommuting, working from home
Common problem with job descriptions
- vague
- lack of updating
- may violate laws
- limit activities and duties
- may not contain standards of performance
