MHR 749 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Job Analysis, Human Capital, Paq
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Job: a group of related activities and duties: e. g. if you"(cid:396)e a (cid:272)o(cid:373)pe(cid:374)satio(cid:374) spe(cid:272)ialist, your job would be the activities you must carried out. Job analysis: the process of obtaining information about jobs by determining what the duties, tasks, or activities of jobs are. Job description: a statement of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities (tdrs) of a job to be performed. Job specification: a statement of the needed knowledge, skills, abilities and other attributes (ksaos) of the person who is to perform the job. No; the law does(cid:374)"t (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)e su(cid:272)h do(cid:272)u(cid:373)e(cid:374)tatio(cid:374), (cid:271)ut it"s (cid:396)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ded a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ay be brought up in disputes. For compensation purposes, jobs can be analyzed and compared so that they can be compensated appropriately. For recruitment purposes, so that quality human capital can be recruited. In compensation, job analysis has two critical uses: it establishes similarities and differences in the work contents of the jobs, and it helps establish an internally fair and aligned job structure.