HRM200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Job Analysis, Job Design, Industrial Engineering

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM200
• Professor: Katrina Di Gravio

Document Summary

Job analysis: information about jobs is gathered and organized. Organizational structure: relationships among jobs with strategic goals (bureaucratic, flat, matrix) Organization chart: with chain of command (does not explain specifics) Process chart: diagram showing flow of inputs and outputs from the job. Job design: organize work into tasks required to perform a job. Job: group of related duties for an/many employees. Interviews, surveys: structured/open ended, observations (national occupation classification), hr to determine main duties and requirements. With workers doing the job and their supervisors. Increase validity and reliability because concerns can be addressed when honest. Specification: knowledge and skills required to perform the job. Identification: details about the position title, department, location, and supervisor. Summary: describe general nature of the job with major functions listed. Address the relationships, authority, performance indicators, physical demands, human rights laws. To all relevant stakeholders regarding restructuring, technology, new products, and competition.