Management and Organizational Studies 4485F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Transaction Processing, Economic Indicator, Telecommuting

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 4485F/G
• Professor: Linda Eligh

Document Summary

Introduction: focus on two main areas, job analysis and design, human resources planning. Work flow design: the process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the production of a product or service, prior to allocating and assigning these tasks to a particular job category or person. Organization structure: the relatively stable and formal network of vertical and horizontal interconnections among jobs that constitute the organization. Organization structure: top-down management approach; bureaucratic, decentralized management approach; flat, dimensions of structure: Job analysis: the process of getting detailed information about jobs. Job description: a list of tasks, duties, and responsibilities that a job entails. Job specification: a list of ksaos that an individual must have to perform a job. Job analysis job description ad job specification hr planning/recruitment & selection/ job evaluation/performance appraisal/labor relations/training, development and career management/job design. Nature and sources of job analysis information: subject matter experts should provide job analysis information, job incumbents, supervisors, external job analysis.