Job Analysis Complete Test Bank Newman Chapter 4

1.

The process of collecting information that identifies the similarities and differences among jobs is known as _____. 
 

2.

The list of tasks, duties, and responsibilities that make up a job is known as a _____. 
 

3.

Which of the following is an ordering of jobs based on their content or relative value? 
 

4.

Job analysis is important for both managers and employees because it is 
 

5.

A specific statement of what a worker does on a job is known as a(n) _____. 
 

6.

A group of tasks performed by one person makes up a(n) _____. 
 

7.

A set of identical positions makes a _____. 
 

8.

Engineering, sales, and maintenance are examples of _____. 
 

9.

According to the government's procedures of the job analysis process, the first interview should be conducted with the _____. 
 

10.

Mike, a job analyst, is in the process of conducting a job analysis. He is given an initial tour of the work site by George, a first-level supervisor, and by Haley, a new recruit. According to the conventional job analysis procedures developed by the U.S. federal government, which of the following steps should Mike perform next? 
 

11.

The government's job analysis procedures recommend interviewing 
 

12.

The verification step of the government's job analysis method is always conducted with _____. 
 

13.

The job analysis method that uses information input, mental processes, work output, job context, other job characteristics, relationships with other persons, and general dimensions is _____. 
 

14.

Inclusion of essential elements in job descriptions for jobs covered by the legislation is required by the 
 

15.

ADA has directly led many employers to _____. 
 

16.

Jane works as a copy editor at TreeTime Inc. She receives an e-mail from the human resources department with a link to a questionnaire that asks her to rate the necessary attributes required for her job. In this scenario, the approach used by TreeTime is characterized as: 
 

17.

The most common way to collect job information is _____. 
 

18.

The advantage of using questionnaires in job analysis is that the involvement of employees _____. 
 

19.

Conventional methods of collecting job information are _____. 
 

20.

Today, job analysis is typically performed by _____. 
 

21.

When job analysis shows that managers and employees disagree on parts of a job, the best answer is to 
 

22.

One of the more readily accessible sources for generic job descriptions is the _____. 
 

23.

_____ looks at how an organization does its work: activities pursued to accomplish specific objectives for specific customers. 
 

24.

All of the following statements regarding offshoring are true EXCEPT that _____. 
 

25.

Gina announces that she would lose her job as her company is considering to offshore her job to another country. In this case, Gina is most likely to be working in a job that requires her to: 
 

26.

Which of the following statements regarding reliability of job analysis is NOT true? 
 

27.

Which of the following statements about reliability of job analysis is true? 
 

28.

If several incumbents, supervisors, and peers respond in similar ways to job analysis questionnaires, it suggests that the results are most likely to be _____. 
 

29.

All of the following EXCEPT _____ are bases for judging job analysis. 
 

30.

Apart from being reliable, a job analysis is also considered valid if: 
 

31.

In the context of work-related internal structure, job-based and person-based structures use similar methods but have different purposes. 
 
True    False

32.

Both skills and competencies can be used as the basis for developing an internal structure. 
 
True    False

33.

The verification process of job analysis is conducted with both the supervisor and the job incumbents. 
 
True    False

34.

Typical data collected for a job analysis would not include relationships with suppliers and customers. 
 
True    False

35.

The PAQ measures jobs in terms of seven factors that are specific to each job. 
 
True    False

36.

All job incumbents can easily complete the PAQ as the reading level required for it is relatively low. 
 
True    False

37.

According to ADA regulations, essential functions refers to the fundamental job duties of the employment position the individual with a disability holds or desires. 
 
True    False

38.

The Americans With Disabilities Act has led to a significant increase in the employment rate of people with disabilities. 
 
True    False

39.

The level at which an analysis begins affects whether the work is similar or dissimilar. 
 
True    False

40.

The Americans With Disabilities Act's essential-elements requirement for hiring and promotion decisions seems to require less detail than what is required for pay decisions. 
 
True    False

41.

Employers are more likely to collect task-level job information if the jobs are flexible and fast-changing. 
 
True    False

42.

Reducing the number of job titles in a pay structure tends to raise morale and reduce turnover. 
 
True    False

43.

An increasingly common method of conducting job analysis is quantitative job analysis, which is conducted on a website. 
 
True    False

44.

Most organizations find it more practical and cost-effective to develop their own quantitative job analysis questionnaires than modifying existing questionnaires. 
 
True    False

45.

Some organizations analyze work content as part of work flow and supply chain analysis. 
 
True    False

46.

Traditional job analysis that makes fine distinctions among levels of jobs has been accused of reinforcing rigidity in organizations. 
 
True    False

47.

Recent research shows that different jobs, such as computer programmer and first-line supervisor, have significantly different ratings of importance and job requirements across countries. 
 
True    False

48.

Quantitative job analysis methods increase reliability. 
 
True    False

49.

Most organizations do not engage in any regular updating of job analysis information. 
 
True    False

50.

The reliability and validity of quantitative methods of job analysis have significantly reduced the importance of human judgment in job analysis. 
 
True    False

51.

What are the usual steps in a conventional job analysis procedure? List them in their order of occurrence. 
 

52.

Write a short note on Americans With Disabilities Act. 
 

53.

Discuss the ways information can be collected. 
 

54.

What should the manager do if employees and their supervisors do not agree on what is part of the job? 
 

55.

Write a short note on offshoring and the susceptibility of job analysis to offshoring.