Mgmt 565 Project Management Ch 04 Job Analysis And Job Design

CHAPTER 4JOB ANALYSIS AND JOB DESIGNTRUE/FALSE1. Because a job analysis includes information about the requirements of someone performinga job, it provides the criteria for evaluating the people who do the work.ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 146 OBJ: 4-1 TYPE: K2. A statement of the different duties, tasks, and responsibilities of a job is known as a job specification.ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 144 OBJ: 4-1 TYPE: K3. Job specifications describe the duties, tasks, and responsibilities performed on the job and therefore play a key role in performance appraisal.ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 144 OBJ: 4-1 TYPE: A4. KSAs refer to the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the job.ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 151 OBJ: 4-2 TYPE: U5. An example of a job-related specification might be to require two years experience for a job as senior HR analyst.ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 144 OBJ: 4-1 TYPE: U | 4-1 TYPE: A6. If the criteria used to hire and evaluate employees are vague and not job-related, employersare less likely to find themselves being accused of discriminating against the membersof protected classes.ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 146 OBJ: 4-1 TYPE: U7. Requiring a high school