MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Industrial Engineering, Reasonable Accommodation, Job Design
2 Jul 2018
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Job Analysis and Job Design
● Job → a group of related activities/duties for one or more employees.
● Position → the collection of tasks/responsibilities performed by one person.
Job Analysis
● Job analysis → a process by which information about jobs is systematically gathered
and organized.
● Uses of job analysis information
→ human resource planning
→ recruitment and selection
→ job evaluation - wage and salary decisions (compensation)
→ performance appraisal
→ labour relations
→ training, development, and career management
→ job design
● Steps in job analysis:
1. Review relevant background information.
2. Select jobs to be analyzed.
3. Collect data on job activities.
4. Verify/modify data if required.
5. Write job descriptions and job specifications.
6. Communicate and update information as needed.
Step 1: Background Information
● What type of information might be relevant to our job analysis?
●Organizational Chart
→ clarifies chain of command; who reports to whom
→ does not explain communication patterns, degree of supervision, authority, or specific duties.
●Process Chart
→ shows flow of inputs to and outputs from the job under study.
Step 2: Select Jobs to be Analyzed
● Selection is necessary when there are many incumbents in a single job and when a
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Document Summary
Job a group of related activities/duties for one or more employees. Position the collection of tasks/responsibilities performed by one person. Job analysis a process by which information about jobs is systematically gathered and organized. Job evaluation - wage and salary decisions (compensation) Steps in job analysis: review relevant background information, select jobs to be analyzed, collect data on job activities, verify/modify data if required, write job descriptions and job specifications, communicate and update information as needed. Clarifies chain of command; who reports to whom. Does not explain communication patterns, degree of supervision, authority, or specific duties. Shows flow of inputs to and outputs from the job under study. Selection is necessary when there are many incumbents in a single job and when a number of similar jobs are to be analyzed. An occupation is a collection of jobs that share some or all of a set of main duties. Reference tool for writing job descriptions and job specifications.
