Description
Book SynopsisJob and Work Analysis: Methods, Research, and Applications for Human Resource Management provides students and professionals alike with an in-depth exploration of job analysis. Job analysis encompasses a wide range of crucial topics that help us understand what people do at work and why. This one-of-a-kind text expertly unpacks the best job analysis methods and then illustrates how to apply these methods to solve some of the most common workplace problems. Readers will learn the best practices for helping people work smarter, improving hiring and training, making jobs safer, and providing a satisfying work environment.
The new
Third Edition includes new references, the latest research findings, and expanded discussions of competency models, teams, and O*NET.
Trade Review"This book is the go-to source of information on job analysis. [A] unique, rich book, and a must-read for future job analysts, I/O psychologists, and HR professionals in training." -- Ghadir Ishqaidef
"The book comprehensively covers both techniques for job analysis and uses for job analysis results. It is highly academically informative and easy to read with touches of humor throughout." -- Maureen A. Conard
"This is a step by step guide to successful job analysis." -- Kimanya Ards
"This text is an HRM resource that shows the evolution of jobs through job analysis and the progression of job analysis in effective HRM." -- Teresa Helmlinger Ratcliff
Table of ContentsPreface About the Authors Chapter 1 • Introduction Overview of the Book The Uses of Job Analysis Definitions Building Blocks of Job Analysis Methods A Couple of Job Analysis Projects Chapter Summary Chapter 2 • Work-Oriented Methods Time-and-Motion Study Functional Job Analysis Task Inventories Critical Incident Technique Chapter Summary Chapter 3 • Worker-Oriented Methods Job Element Method Position Analysis Questionnaire Other Trait-Based Worker-Oriented Measures Cognitive Task Analysis Personality-Oriented Job Analysis Chapter Summary Chapter 4 • Hybrid Methods Combination Job Analysis Method Multimethod Job Design Questionnaire Work Design Questionnaire Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Chapter Summary Chapter 5 • Management and Teams Management and Leadership Competency Modeling Job Analysis for Teams Cognitive Task Analysis for Teams Chapter Summary Chapter 6 • Job Analysis and the Law Federal Legislation Enforcement of Equal Employment Opportunity Laws Executive Orders Professional Standards Prescriptions for Job Analysis Chapter Summary Chapter 7 • Job Description, Performance Management and Appraisal, Job Evaluation, and Job Design Job Description Performance Management and Appraisal Job Evaluation Job Design/Redesign Chapter Summary Chapter 8 • Staffing and Training Staffing Training Chapter Summary Chapter 9 • Doing a Job Analysis Study Matching Purpose and Job Analysis Attributes Selecting Approaches Observations and Interviews Questionnaires Analyzing Data A Note About Accuracy in Job Analysis Chapter Summary Chapter 10 • The Future of Job Analysis Changing Conditions Implications for Jobs and Work/Job Analysis Chapter Summary Glossary References Index
