BU354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Agreeableness, Absenteeism, Intellectual Disability
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Job analysis: process by which info about jobs is systematically gathered and organized sometimes called the cornerstone of hrm. Job: group of related activities and duties, held by a simple employee or # of incumbents. Ideally the duties of a job should be clear/distinct from other jobs. Position: collection of tasks and responsibilities performed by one person. Ex: in a department with 1 supervisor, 1 clerk, 40 assemblers, and 3 tow-motor operators, there are. Relative value is used to justify pay differences if challenged under legislation. Info about actual job duties = necessary to determine whether overtime pay is needed& for max-hours: performance mgmt. : criteria used to assess employee performance must be directly related to the duties identified through job analysis. For routine tasks, performance standards are determined through job analysis. For complex jobs, standards are jointly established by workers and supervisors.
