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Write the answers of the question given below related to the topic "Changing Nature of Jobs".

True false / Questions

1. In most modern organizations, jobs are largely well established and change little over time.

2. Job analysis is the process of studying jobs in order to gather, analyze, synthesize, and report information about job requirements.

3. Competency based job analysis seeks to identify and describe the specific tasks, KSAOs, and job context for a particular job.

4. The traditional way of designing a job is to identify and define its elements and tasks precisely and then incorporate them into a job description.

5. Traditional job design is marked by formal organization charts, clear and precise job descriptions and specifications, and well-defined relationships between jobs.

6. Changes to jobs have become so radical that the concept of "jobs" is no longer a useful concept in most organizations.

7. Advances in technology are one of the major reasons for changes in jobs.

8. A job family is a grouping of positions that are similar in their tasks and task dimensions.

9. The smallest unit into which work can be divided without analyzing separate motions, movements, and mental processes is called an element.

10. Many small-business owners, general managers of start-up strategic business units, and top management members perform flexible jobs that are difficult to classify in traditional job analysis.

11. Measures of engagement reflect specific skills sets that are readily measured through job analysis.

12. Competency analysis is one way to incorporate engagement into job analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

13. A job description is best defined as _____.
A. the organization's framework for AA compliance
B. the organization's indicator of tasks required for each job
C. the organizations principle job training tool
D. the organization's performance appraisal instrument


14. Which of the following are elements of traditional job design?
A. formal organization charts
B. clear and precise job descriptions
C. well-defined mobility (promotion and transfer) paths
D. all of the above

15. Which of the following is a good definition of a job family?
A. A grouping of elements to form an identifiable work activity that is a logical and necessary step in the performance of a job
B. A grouping of jobs, usually according to function
C. A grouping of jobs according to generic job title or occupation
D. A grouping of positions that are similar in their tasks and task dimension

16. Which of the following is a good definition of a job category?
A. A grouping of elements to form an identifiable work activity that is a logical and necessary step in the performance of a job
B. A grouping of jobs, usually according to function
C. A grouping of jobs according to generic job title or occupation
D. A grouping of positions that are similar in their tasks and task dimensions

17. Which of the following is a good definition of a job?
A. A grouping of elements to form an identifiable work activity that is a logical and necessary step in the performance of a job
B. A grouping of jobs, usually according to function
C. A grouping of jobs according to generic job title or occupation
D. A grouping of positions that are similar in their tasks and task dimensions

18. Which of the following is a good definition of a task?
A. A grouping of elements to form an identifiable work activity that is a logical and necessary step in the performance of a job
B. A grouping of jobs, usually according to function
C. A grouping of jobs according to generic job title or occupation
D. A grouping of positions that are similar in their tasks and task dimensions

19. Measures of engagement reflect _________.
A. task characteristics that are readily accommodated by job analysis
B. the degree to which an employee helps co-workers voluntarily
C. the degree to which an employee identifies with and has enthusiasm for his or her work
D. the employee's tendency to reject alternative employment offers when given