BU354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Performance Appraisal, Job Analysis
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Job analysis: systematic study of a job to discover its specifications, skill requirements, and so on, for wage-setting, recruitment, training, or job-design. Job analysis must be done before other hr functions can begin. Jobs are at the core of every organization"s productivity. Job: a group of related activities and duties. Position: a collection of tasks and responsibilities performed by an individual. Careful study of jobs to improve employee productivity levels. Elimination of unnecessary job requirements that can cause discrimination in employment. Creation of job advertisements used to to generate a pool of qualified applicants. Matching of job applicants to job requirements. Determination of employee onboarding and training needs. Identification of realistic and challenging performance standards. Redesign of jobs to improve performance, employee morale, and/or quality of work life. Fair and accurate appraisal of employee performance. Preparation for job analysis: become familiar with the organization and its job o determine uses of job analysis information.
