Question 1

The Americans With Disabilities Act's essential-elements requirement for hiring and promotion decisions seems to require less detail than what is required for pay decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The government's job analysis procedures recommend interviewing

Accepted Answer

A) the best performing employees. 
B) the long-tenure employees. 
C) the typical employee. 
D) workers just completing the probationary period. 
A) the best performing employees. 
B) the long-tenure employees. 
C) the typical employee. 
D) workers just completing the probationary period. C

Question 3

Apart from being reliable, a job analysis is also considered valid if:

Accepted Answer

A) the results of the job analysis are consistent among various analysts. 
B) the results of the job analysis are consistent among various methods. 
C) the job analysis is found to be acceptable. 
D) the results converge among various sources of data and methods. 
A) the results of the job analysis are consistent among various analysts. 
B) the results of the job analysis are consistent among various methods. 
C) the job analysis is found to be acceptable. 
D) the results converge among various sources of data and methods. D

Question 4

According to ADA regulations, essential functions refers to the fundamental job duties of the employment position the individual with a disability holds or desires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Gina announces that she would lose her job as her company is considering to offshore her job to another country.In this case, Gina is most likely to be working in a job that requires her to:

Accepted Answer

A) devise advertising campaigns for his or her company. 
B) curate art pieces in a museum. 
C) promote the image of his company to the public. 
D) manually fix typos in a document. 
A) devise advertising campaigns for his or her company. 
B) curate art pieces in a museum. 
C) promote the image of his company to the public. 
D) manually fix typos in a document.

Question 6

The reliability and validity of quantitative methods of job analysis have significantly reduced the importance of human judgment in job analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An increasingly common method of conducting job analysis is quantitative job analysis, which is conducted on a website.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Quantitative job analysis methods increase reliability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the usual steps in a conventional job analysis procedure? List them in their order of occurrence.

Accepted Answer

The steps in conventional job analysis p

Question 10

Mike, a job analyst, is in the process of conducting a job analysis.He is given an initial tour of the work site by George, a first-level supervisor, and by Haley, a new recruit.According to the conventional job analysis procedures developed by the U.S.federal government, which of the following steps should Mike perform next?

Accepted Answer

A) Mike should conduct an interview with Hayley as she is in a better position to understand how the different tasks fit in the big picture. 
B) Mike should prepare a preliminary list of duties that will serve as a framework for conducting interviews with Hayley and George. 
C) Mike should conduct an interview with George to get an overview of the job. 
D) Mike should review existing documents in order to develop an initial familiarity with the job. 
A) Mike should conduct an interview with Hayley as she is in a better position to understand how the different tasks fit in the big picture. 
B) Mike should prepare a preliminary list of duties that will serve as a framework for conducting interviews with Hayley and George. 
C) Mike should conduct an interview with George to get an overview of the job. 
D) Mike should review existing documents in order to develop an initial familiarity with the job.

Question 11

The PAQ measures jobs in terms of seven factors that are specific to each job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Conventional methods of collecting job information are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) open to bias and favoritism 
B) reliable and objective 
C) not well-suited to small organizations 
D) relatively less time consuming 
A) open to bias and favoritism 
B) reliable and objective 
C) not well-suited to small organizations 
D) relatively less time consuming

Question 13

Most organizations do not engage in any regular updating of job analysis information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What should the manager do if employees and their supervisors do not agree on what is part of the job?

Accepted Answer

Differences in job data may arise among

Question 15

_____ looks at how an organization does its work: activities pursued to accomplish specific objectives for specific customers.

Accepted Answer

A) Job analysis 
B) Market analysis 
C) Job structure 
D) Supply chain analysis 
A) Job analysis 
B) Market analysis 
C) Job structure 
D) Supply chain analysis

Question 16

Most organizations find it more practical and cost-effective to develop their own quantitative job analysis questionnaires than modifying existing questionnaires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A set of identical positions makes a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) procedure 
B) task 
C) title 
D) job 
A) procedure 
B) task 
C) title 
D) job

Question 18

Typical data collected for a job analysis would not include relationships with suppliers and customers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Employers are more likely to collect task-level job information if the jobs are flexible and fast-changing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Some organizations analyze work content as part of work flow and supply chain analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Americans With Disabilities Act's essential-elements requirement for hiring and promotion decisions seems to require less detail than what is required for pay decisions.

The government's job analysis procedures recommend interviewing

Apart from being reliable, a job analysis is also considered valid if:

According to ADA regulations, essential functions refers to the fundamental job duties of the employment position the individual with a disability holds or desires.

Gina announces that she would lose her job as her company is considering to offshore her job to another country.In this case, Gina is most likely to be working in a job that requires her to:

The reliability and validity of quantitative methods of job analysis have significantly reduced the importance of human judgment in job analysis.

An increasingly common method of conducting job analysis is quantitative job analysis, which is conducted on a website.

Quantitative job analysis methods increase reliability.

What are the usual steps in a conventional job analysis procedure? List them in their order of occurrence.

The PAQ measures jobs in terms of seven factors that are specific to each job.

Conventional methods of collecting job information are _____.

Most organizations do not engage in any regular updating of job analysis information.

What should the manager do if employees and their supervisors do not agree on what is part of the job?

_____ looks at how an organization does its work: activities pursued to accomplish specific objectives for specific customers.

Most organizations find it more practical and cost-effective to develop their own quantitative job analysis questionnaires than modifying existing questionnaires.

A set of identical positions makes a _____.

Typical data collected for a job analysis would not include relationships with suppliers and customers.

Employers are more likely to collect task-level job information if the jobs are flexible and fast-changing.

Some organizations analyze work content as part of work flow and supply chain analysis.

Pay-For-Performance: The Evidence

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

International Pay Systems

Government and Legal Issues in Compensation

Management: Making It Work

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Exam 4: R: Job Analysis

The Americans With Disabilities Act's essential-elements requirement for hiring and promotion decisions seems to require less detail than what is required for pay decisions.

The government's job analysis procedures recommend interviewing

Apart from being reliable, a job analysis is also considered valid if:

According to ADA regulations, essential functions refers to the fundamental job duties of the employment position the individual with a disability holds or desires.

Gina announces that she would lose her job as her company is considering to offshore her job to another country.In this case, Gina is most likely to be working in a job that requires her to:

The reliability and validity of quantitative methods of job analysis have significantly reduced the importance of human judgment in job analysis.

An increasingly common method of conducting job analysis is quantitative job analysis, which is conducted on a website.

Quantitative job analysis methods increase reliability.

What are the usual steps in a conventional job analysis procedure? List them in their order of occurrence.

The PAQ measures jobs in terms of seven factors that are specific to each job.

Conventional methods of collecting job information are _____.

Most organizations do not engage in any regular updating of job analysis information.

What should the manager do if employees and their supervisors do not agree on what is part of the job?

_____ looks at how an organization does its work: activities pursued to accomplish specific objectives for specific customers.

Most organizations find it more practical and cost-effective to develop their own quantitative job analysis questionnaires than modifying existing questionnaires.

A set of identical positions makes a _____.

Typical data collected for a job analysis would not include relationships with suppliers and customers.

Employers are more likely to collect task-level job information if the jobs are flexible and fast-changing.

Some organizations analyze work content as part of work flow and supply chain analysis.

Pay-For-Performance: The Evidence

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

International Pay Systems

Government and Legal Issues in Compensation

Management: Making It Work

Filters