BUSN2038 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Job Analysis, Performance Appraisal, Job Evaluation
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Exam question on the output of job analysis. Explain what is meant by job analysis & job design [lo5. 1] Examine the major approaches to job re/design[lo5. 7] & its relationship to quality of work life" [lo5. 8] Defining job analysis: the process by which jobs are examined to determine what tasks, duties and responsibilities they include & ksaoc"s required for satisfactory performance. Reasons for job analysis & relation to other hrm functions the one activity that is the corner stone of every hr activity is job analysis exam question: hr planning, recruitment & selection, orientation. Job evaluation & salary & benefits: w/ohs. Job descriptions & person (job) specifications: know the difference between the two. Job description: a written statement explaining why a job exists, what the job-holder does, how s/he does it, under what conditions & to what standards the job is performed. It identifies the knowledge, skills, abilities & other (personal) characteristics needed to successfully perform the job.