Job Analysis Flashcards
A job analysis is a …
systematic method for collecting the information needed to describe job requirements.
The results of a job analysis serve as a basis for developing …
criterion measures.
The results of a job analysis also serve to provide information that facilitates _______________________________ and ______________________________, assists with decisions about ________________________, and helps identify the causes of ________________ and other ________________________________.
work force planning; training program design; job redesign; accidents; safety-related problems
Regarding the methods of job analysis, information about a job can be obtained in a number of ways including (1) …
observing employees perform the job.
Regarding the methods of job analysis, information about a job can be obtained in a number of ways including (2) …
interviewing employees, supervisors, and others familiar with the job.
Regarding the methods of job analysis, information about a job can be obtained in a number of ways including (3) …
reviewing company records.
Regarding the methods of job analysis, information about a job can be obtained in a number of ways including (4) …
having employees keep a job diary.
Several ________________ and ____________________ approaches to job analysis are available.
job-oriented; worker oriented
Job-oriented methods provide information about …
the characteristics of the tasks that are performed on the job.
Worker-oriented methods provide information about …
the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (“KSAOs”) that a worker needs to perform the job successfully.
What is an example of a worker-oriented method of job analysis?
the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ)
The PAQ is completed by the ______________, the ___________________, or a _________________.
job holder, supervisor, job analyst
The PAQ provides ________________ information on _____ dimensions of ____________________________.
quantitative; six; worker activity
What are some examples of worker activity?
e.g., information input, work output, interpersonal activities
In contrast to job-oriented methods, the PaW and other worker-oriented methods produce data that are more helpful for …
designing training programs and deriving criterion measures that provide useful employee feedback.
Job analysis is sometimes erroneously confused with …
job evaluation.
Job _____________ normally precedes job _______________.
analysis; evaluation
Although job analysis normally precedes job evaluation, the ___________ of the two procedures _________.
goals; differ
A job analysis is conducted to clarify …
the requirements of the job.
A job evaluation is performed to determine …
the worth of jobs in order to set salaries and wages.
Techniques of job evaluation range from the _________________ to the _________________, but all emphasize identifying ___________________ factors such as ___________________________ required, degree of ____________________________, and the ____________________________.
judgemental; statistical; compensable; skills and education; autonomy and responsibility; consequence of errors.
Job evaluation techniques are often used to establish …
comparable worth.
Comparable worth is established to ensure that people who are performing
comparable work receive comparable pay.
Establishing comparable worth involves using the …
same job evaluation technique (usually a point system) for all jobs within an organization.
By using the same job evaluation technique for all jobs within an organization, wages are established on the bases of each job’s ____________________ rather than on the ________________ or on _________________________________________________.
inherent value; job title; who usually performs the job
After establishing comparable worth, jobs that receive ____________________________ are then assigned ___________________________.
equal evaluation points; equal salaries
Comparable worth has been applied primarily to _________________________ in wages that are due to _______________________, but some critics have pointed out that the methods of job evaluation are sometimes ____________ and, as a result, may actually ___________________ gender discrimination.
gender differences; discrimination; biased; perpetuate
