BUS 381 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Designing and analyzing jobs.docx

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 381
• Professor: Natalie Zhao

Document Summary

Job design: the process of systematically organizing work into tasks that are required to perform a specific job. ****an organization"s strategy and structure influence the ways in which jobs are designed. In bureaucratic organizations, for example, because a hierarchical division of labour exists, jobs are generally highly specialized. In addition, effective job design also takes into consideration human and technological factors. Job: a group of related activities and duties, help by a single employee or a number of incumbents. Position: the collection of tasks and responsibilities performed by one person. ****to clarify, in a department with 1 supervisor, 1 clerk, 40 assemblers, and 3 tow-motor operators. Job analysis: the procedure for determining the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of each job, and the human attributes (in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities) required to perform it. ****once this information has been gathered, it is used for developing job description (what the job entails) and job specifications (what the human requirements are).