BUS 482 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Job Analysis, Strategic Planning

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 482
• Professor: Brent Lyons

Document Summary

Prerequisites, performance planning, performance execution, performance assessment, performance review and performance renewal and recontracting: prerequisites, knowledge of the organization"s mission and strategic goals. Strategic planning: purpose or reason for organization"s existence, where organization is going (where it wants to be in future, organizational goals, strategies for attaining goals. Mission and goals cascade effect throughout organization: organization unit employee. Job analysis of key components (job analysis is a fundamental prerequisite of any performance management system: activities, tasks, products, services, processes. Job description: job duties, ksas, working conditions. Generic job descriptions can be obtained from the occupational information network (o*net). As jobs change, job description must be checked for accuracy and updated as needed. Job analysis: use a variety of tools. Observation not able to distinguish b/w important and unimportant tasks. Questionnaires off-the-shelf (available on internet: job analysis follow-up. All incumbents should review information and provide feedback.