Job Analysis and Work Design

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to job analysis and work design, including definitions and explanations crucial for understanding the Human Resource Management functions.

Job

A group of related activities and duties.

Position

The different duties and responsibilities performed by only one employee.

Job Family

A group of individual jobs with similar characteristics.

Job Specification

A statement of the needed knowledge, skills, and abilities of the person who is to perform the job.

Job Description

A statement of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of a job to be performed.

Training and Development

Discrepancies between a jobholder's knowledge, skills, and abilities and the job requirements provide clues to training needs.

Performance Appraisal

Job description requirements serve as the criteria for evaluating the performance of the job holder.

Job Analysis

The process of obtaining information about jobs by determining the duties, tasks, or activities of jobs.

Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ)

A questionnaire covering 194 different tasks to determine the degree to which different tasks are involved in performing a particular job.

Critical Incident Method

A job analysis method by which important job tasks are identified for job success.

Task Inventory Analysis

An organization-specific list of tasks and their descriptions used to identify components of jobs.

Functional Job Analysis

An approach that uses an inventory of the various types of work activities that can constitute any job.

Competency-Based Analysis

Jobs defined in terms of tasks, duties, processes, and skills necessary for job success.

Job Enrichment

Enhancing a job by adding more meaningful tasks to make the work more rewarding or satisfying.

Job Characteristics Model

Job design theory that identifies three psychological states that lead to improved work performance and internal motivation.

Employee Empowerment

A technique involving employees in their work through the process of inclusion.

Ergonomics

An interdisciplinary approach to designing equipment and systems that can be easily and efficiently used by human beings.