Job and work analysis : methods, research, and applications for human resource management

Author(s)

• Brannick, Michael T.
• Levine, Edward L.
• Morgeson, Frederick P.

Bibliographic Information

Job and work analysis : methods, research, and applications for human resource management

Michael T. Brannick, Edward L. Levine, Frederick P. Morgeson

Sage, c2007

2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

"Rev. ed. of: Job analysis / Michael T. Brannick, Edward L. Levine. 2002"--CIP data

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-337) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Thoroughly updated and revised, this Second Edition presents the most important and commonly used methods in human resource management in detail. The authors offer practical tips on how to conduct a job analysis, as well as anecdotes from their own experiences, to help organizations create programs that make people work smarter, improve hiring and training, make jobs safer, and provide a satisfying work environment. The Second Edition contains expanded coverage of: strategic job analysis, competencies and competency modelling and inaccuracy in job analysis ratings.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction Overview of the Book The Uses of Job Analysis Definitions Building Blocks of Job Analysis Methods A Couple of Job Analysis Projects 2. Work-Oriented Methods Overview of the Chapter Time-and-Motion Study Functional Job Analysis Task Inventories Critical Incident Technique Chapter Summary 3. Worker-Oriented Methods Overview of the Chapter Job Element Method Position Analysis Questionnaire Other Trait-Based Worker-Oriented Measures Cognitive Task Analysis Chapter Summary 4. Hybrid Methods Overview of the Chapter Combination Job Analysis Method Multimethod Job Design Questionnaire Occupational Information Network Chapter Summary 5. Management and Teams Overview of the Chapter Management and Leadership Job Analysis for Teams Chapter Summary 6. Job Analysis and the Law Overview of the Chapter Federal Legislation Enforcement of Equal Employment Opportunity Laws Executive orders Professional Standards Prescriptions for Job Analysis Chapter Summary 7. Job Description, Performance Appraisal, Job Evaluation, and Job Design Overview of the Chapter Job Description Performance Appraisal Job Evaluation and Compensation Job Design/Redesign Chapter Summary 8. Staffing and Training Overview of the Chapter Staffing Training Chapter Summary 9. Doing a Job Analysis Study Overview of the Chapter Matching Purpose and Job Analysis Attributes Selecting Approaches Observations and Interviews Questionnaires Analyzing Data A Note About Accuracy in Job Analysis Chapter Summary 10. The Future of Job Analysis Overview of the Chapter Changing Conditions Implications for Jobs and Job Analysis Chapter Summary A Final Note Glossary References Index About the Authors

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Details

• NCID: BA81212778
• ISBN:
  • 9781412937467
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Los Angeles
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 345 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 658.306
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Job analysis