Abstract: Many organizations operate on autopilot. An employee leaves the organization and a new employee is hired to replace him or her. This practice may be efficient, but it might not be effective. What if technology plays a more significant role in the position than it did when it was previously conceived? What if several of the required tasks are no longer needed? What if the need for the position has changed drastically, or if a new position must be created, rendering a previous job description useless? Simply refilling the job without considering these kinds of changes in the environment could end in disaster. An apparent short cut to save time and money could in fact lead to hiring the wrong person for the wrong job, robbing the individual and the organization from effectively utilizing a valuable human resource. In this chapter, students are exposed to four exercises that afford them opportunities to perform a job analysis, determine job specifications, and create a new job description. With this experience, students learn first-hand the importance of job analysis and design, from both individual and organizational perspectives.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-07-27
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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