Question 1

What is a subject matter expert (SME)? Describe when it is appropriate to use an SME in job analysis.

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Question 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a worker-oriented approach to job analysis?

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Question 3

What are the criticisms of task-oriented approaches to job analysis?

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What are the main differences among the job-oriented, worker-oriented, and hybrid approaches to job analysis?

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Question 5

Explain the relationship between elements, tasks, positions, and jobs.

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Describe the Position Analysis Questionnaire. What are the three major criticisms of this approach?

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Question 7

How would one conduct a job analysis using the Functional Job Analysis approach?

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Question 8

When Shakeem conducts a job analysis, he uses the information gained to categorize jobs into job families so that he can offer the same benefit package to employees within each job family. In this case, the job analysis will be helpful for:

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The job analysis conducted by Shakeem is helpful for job classification, which involves grouping jobs based on similarities in duties and responsibilities. By categorizing jobs into job families, Shakeem can offer the same benefit package to employees within each job family, which is a form of job classification. Job redesign involves changing the design of a job to make it more efficient or effective, performance appraisal involves evaluating employee performance, and placement involves matching an employee to a specific job or position. While job analysis may be helpful for these activities, it is primarily used for job classification.

Question 9

How does job analysis facilitate (a) criterion development and performance appraisal, (b) selection, and (c) job design and redesign?

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Question 10

Select one of the worker-oriented approaches to job analysis and describe that approach.

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Question 11

Describe the steps involved in conducting the point system to job evaluation.

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Question 12

Compare and contrast using a job incumbent versus a supervisor as an SME. What is one advantage and one disadvantage of using an incumbent? A supervisor?

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What is the difference between a job description and a job specification?

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Why is job analysis considered the foundation of industrial psychology?

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Question 15

What have been the major recent advances in job analysis?

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Question 16

Identify and define the three approaches to job analysis. For two of the three approaches, describe a relevant job-analysis technique.

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Question 17

Identify and describe the six major components of a Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) entry.

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Question 18

How has the idea of comparable worth evolved from the Equal Pay Act of 1963?

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Question 19

Describe one way in which technology has changed the way we do job analysis.

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Question 20

What is the difference between a job analysis and competency modeling?

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