HRM Chapter Four

What is true about job specifications?

They focus not he qualities a person performing a job must possess.

In the context of workflow design, a job is defined as _____.

a set of related duties

What is true of competency?

it is an area of personal capability that enables employees to perform successfully.

(t/f) Ergonomics focuses on outcomes such as reducing physical fatigue, aches and pains, and health complaints.

true

(t/f) The person analyzing a job determines whether each item on the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) applies to the job being analyzed.

true

(t/f) The purpose of industrial engineering is to maximize efficiency.

true

(t/f)Workflow takes place in the context of an organization's structure.

true

In which of the following situations can simplifying jobs be most beneficial?

when the costs of errors are severe

In a Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ), _____ refers to the physical activities, tools, and devices used by a worker to perform a job.

work output

In the Fleishman Job Analysis System, _____ are typically asked to evaluate a job in terms of the abilities required to perform the job.

subject-matter experts

_____ refers to enlarging jobs by combining several relatively simple jobs to form a job with a wider range of tasks.

Job extension

What is true of job analysis?

It is the process of getting detailed information about jobs

Theodora, the manager of a firm, aims to empower employees. She works toward achieving this goal by grouping jobs based on different functions, such as manufacturing, packaging, etc. Which of the following statements will explain that Theodora's strategy of grouping jobs based on functions is flawed?

The employees will have low authority and will mostly work alone at their respective specialized jobs.

In the Job Characteristics Model, task significance is defined as the _____.

extent to which a job has an important impact on the lives of other people

(t/f) A job description looks at the qualities or requirements the person performing a job must possess.

false

(t/f) A position is defined as a set of related duties.

false

(t/f) In the Job Characteristics Model, skill variety defines the extent to which a person receives clear information about performance effectiveness from the work itself.

false

(t/f) One method to simplify a job's mental demands is to increase the amount of information that the job requires.

false

(t/f) Organizations only create competency models for an entire organization.

false

(t/f) The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) relies on fixed job titles and narrow task descriptions.

false

The list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that a job entails is known as a _____.

job description