MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Job Analysis, Job Design, Industrial Engineering
4 Dec 2017
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Why do organizations gather this information: foundation of all hr functions, process by which info for jobs are systematically collected and organized, helps define all the jobs and what they do. Steps in job analysis: review relevant background information, select jobs to be analyzed, collect data on job activities, verify/modify data if required, write job descriptions and job specifications, communicate and update information as needed. Step 1: background information: relevant information, the function, goals, and objectives of the organization, organizational structure, how information is obtained, how authority is distributed. Job design: process of systematically organizing work into tasks that are required to perform a specific job. Interviews (individuals, group, supervisory: questionnaires, observations, participant diary/log, national occupational classification (noc) Note: when conducting job analysis, the objective is to gain a better understanding of the job itself, not to evaluate the qualifications of the current incumbent. Job analysis is not a performance review. (incumbent: person(s) participating in job analysis)
