S-4 Job Analysis PDF
S-4 Job Analysis PDF
S-4 Job Analysis PDF
Basics of Job
• Task: A separate, distinct and identifiable work
activity.
• Duty: Several related tasks that are performed by an
individual.
• Responsibilities: Obligations to perform certain
tasks and duties.
• Position: Set of duties & responsibilities attached to
a person’s role in the structure of organization.
• Job: A set of related duties
• Job families: Groups of different jobs that need
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KASOCs
• Knowledge—an organized body of information, usually
of a factual or procedural nature applied directly to the
performance of a function.
• Ability—competence to perform an observable behavior
or a behavior that results in an observable outcome.
• Skill—competence demonstrated in performing a
learned, psychomotor act, and may include manual,
verbal, or mental manipulation of data, people, or things.
• Other characteristics—personality factors (attitudes),
aptitudes, or physical or mental traits needed to perform
the job.
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Job Analysis
JOB DESCRIPTION
Tasks, duties, responsibilities,
JOB ANALYSIS and context of the job.
Collecting & analyzing information
on the content, context and human JOB SPECIFICATION
requirements of jobs. Knowledge, skills and abilities
required to perform the job
effectively.
Manpower Planning
Recruitment & Selection
Job Evaluation
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Work Flow Analysis
1. Information input: Where and how does the worker get the information
needed to perform the job
2. Mental processes: What Reasoning, decision-making, planning and
information processing activities are involved in performing the job
3. Work output: Physical activities, tools & devices used to perform the job
4. Relationship with other persons required in performing the job
5. Job context: Physical & social contexts in which work is performed
6. Other characteristics: Other activities, conditions & characteristics
relevant to the job.
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Fleishman Job Analysis System
What is it? Categories of Abilities:
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Skills Matrix for one job at BP
H H H H H H H
G G G G G G G
F F F F F F F
E E E E E E E
D D D D D D D
C C C C C C C
B B B B B B B
A A A A A A A
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Motivation through Job Design
Job Characteristics Model
Core Job Critical Psychological Outcomes
Characteristics States
Skill variety Experienced meaningfulness High internal
Task identity of the work work motivation
Task significance
High quality work
performance
Autonomy Experienced responsibility for
High satisfaction
work outcomes with work
Strength of relationships is
determined by intensity of
employee growth need
Developed by Hackman & Oldham
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De-Jobbing
Amazon.com emphasizes more on broader
worker specification than on detailed job
description. The company has de-jobbing
practice. Here a worker switches from one job
to another job at three months’ intervals.
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