Mgmt 320- Chapter 4

Which of the following is NOT a method to gather job analysis info?

Applications

Job Specifications describe the duties, tasks, and responsibilities performed on the job and therefore play a key role in performance appraisal.

False

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the purpose of "essential functions" in a job description is to help match job requirements to organizational goals.

False

Because a job analysis includes info about the requirements of someone performing a job, it provides the criteria for evaluating the people who do the work.

True

Common methods of analyzing jobs include interviews, questionnaires, observation, and diaries.

True

Job Analysis is the process of obtaining info about jobs through a process of determining what the duties, tasks or activities of those jobs are.

True

KSAs refer to the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the job.

True

A job-analysis approach that utilizes an inventory of various types of work activities that can constitute any job is known as:

functional job analysis

Job analysis is called the cornerstone of HRM because:

the information it collects serves so many HRM functions

Discrepancies between the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the jobholder and the KSA required for the job can be remedied by:

training