BUS 481 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Job Analysis, Virtual Team, Brand Management

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 481
• Professor: Peter Charlton

Document Summary

Also are critical in legal situations (court evidence) Job analysis = general process of studying & describing specific job requirements. Job req job analysis guided by job req matrix (tasks, ksaos, job context) Competency-based job analysis seeks to identify more general ksaos. Job analysis important as foundation for all staffing processes. Traditional way of designing job is to identify & define its elements & tasks precisely, then incorporate into jd. Traditional job design marked by formal org charts, clear & precise jds, well-defined relationships b/t jobs in terms of mobility paths. Traditional jobs that gradually change/evolve may become evolving job. Jobs characterized by broad job titles & jds w/ only cursory statements about tasks & duties. Unique & created in response to known/anticipated availability of specific person w/ highly valued skills. Work team = interdependent collection of employees who share responsibility for achieving specific goal. Global virtual team = composed of members geographically dispersed/from multiple cultures/work in collaboration electronically.