Deck 4: Job Analysis

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of job evaluation?

A) comparison of tasks within a job
B) ordering of tasks within a job
C) ordering of jobs based on their content
D) ordering jobs based on their value
E) comparison of jobs within an organization

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which of the following is a source of data used during the consolidation phase of the job study?

A) exit interviews
B) trainers
C) manages
D) supervisors
E) subject matter experts

Answer 2

D

Question 3

As part of quantitative job analysis, skill can be further subcategorized into all the following EXCEPT:

A) education
B) experience
C) management skills
D) occupational skills
E) task identity

Answer 3

E

Question 4

One of the challenges of preparing managerial job descriptions is that they:

A) may have content influenced by the manager
B) often include more detailed information about the nature of the job, its scope, and accountability.
C) must predict what the manager brings to the job
D) don't capture the relationships between the job and the person performing it
E) don't have access to organizational objectives

Question 5

The extent to which the job analysis results represent the entire range of activities and responsibilities required by the job is called:

A) reliability
B) accuracy
C) consistency
D) validity
E) currency

Question 6

Involving both supervisors as well as their subordinates in the process should lead to:

A) validity
B) flexibility
C) acceptability
D) reliability
E) administration

Question 7

In the second tour of the work site, it is recommended to use a different first-level supervisor.

Question 8

Quantitative approaches lead to more data being collected while taking more time.

Question 9

Discrepancies arise when too much data is collected.

Question 10

A sign off on the job analysis results ensures validity.

Question 11

Describe the steps in the verification phase.

Question 12

What information is collected about employee characteristics during job analysis?

Question 13

What are the main components of a job description?

Question 14

What are some of the challenges with reliability of job analysis information?