Chapter 4

Question 1

The best way to ensure acceptance of job analysis results is to involve employees as well as supervisors in the process.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE

Answer 1

A) T

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the major decisions in job analysis? 
  A) What information is needed? 
  B) How to collect information? 
  C) Which competitors to include? 
  D) How useful are the results

Answer 2

C)Which competitors to include

Question 3

In the process of creating an internal structure, “assess relative value” is done after __________________.
A) determining what to value
B) collecting and summarizing job content information
C) translate into structure
D) job evaluation

Answer 3

A) Determining what to value

Question 4

According to federal government job analysis procedures, the final step in the process is ________________
A) conduct initial tour of work unit
B) interview the incumbent
C) interview the incumbent’s supervisor
D) consolidate job information

Answer 4

D) Consolidate job information

Question 5

The method of job analysis claimed to be able to analyze any job is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 
  A) PAQ 
  B) task inventory 
  C) task element questionnaire 
  D) open-ended interview

Answer 5

A) PAQ

Question 6

The most common way to collect job information is ________
A) interview incumbents
B) ask incumbents to fill out a questionnaire
C) ask supervisors to fill out a questionnaire
D) the PAQ

Answer 6

B) Ask incumbents to fill out a questionnaire

Question 7

One of the best reasons to involve employees and supervisors in the job analysis process is to ___________________
A) reduce costs
B) meet Fair Labor Standards Act requirements
C) increase reliability

Answer 7

C) Increase reliability

Question 8

"Does the analysis create an accurate perception of the work?" is a question answered by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 
  A) reliabilty 
  B) validity 
  C) acceptability 
  D) usefulness

Answer 8

B) Validity

Question 9

Knowledge, skills and abilities used for hiring are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 
  A) job specifications 
  B) job descriptions 
  C) hiring criteria 
  D) compensable factors

Answer 9

A) job specifications

Question 10

All of the following except _________ are ways to improve the reliabilty of job analyses.
A) quantitative job analysis
B) more training of job analysts
C) use more analysts
D) use supervisors instead of professional job analysts

Answer 10

D) use supervisors instead of professional job analysts

Question 11

What is job analysis?

Answer 11

systematic process of collecting information that identifies similarities and differences in the work

Question 12

What are the steps in conventional job analysis procedure>

Answer 12

1. Develop preliminary job information
2. Conduct initial tour of work site
3. Conduct interviews
4. Conduct 2nd tour of work site
5. Consolidate job information
6. Verify job description

Question 13

What is reliability?

Answer 13

repeated measures give the same result

Question 14

What is validity?

Answer 14

are the results and accurate portrait of the work?