RSM361H1 Chapter Notes -Job Satisfaction, Job Sharing, Ion
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Job analysis: the process of obtaining information about jobs by determining the duties, tasks, or activities of jobs: the procedure involves systematically investigating jobs by following a number of predetermined steps specified in advance of the study, when completed, job analysis results in a written report summarizing the information obtained from the analysis of 20 or 30 individual job tasks or activities, hr managers use this data to develop job descriptions and job specifications. In contrast to job design, which reflects subjective opinions about the ideal requirements of a job, job analysis is concerned with objective and verifiable information about the actual requirements of a job: the job descriptions and job specifications developed through job analysis should be as accurate as possible if they are to be of value to those who make hrm decisions, these decisions may involve any of the hr functions from recruitment to termination of employees, gathering job information:
