Job and Work Analysis
Methods, Research, and Applications for Human Resource Management
Third Edition
Frederick P. Morgeson
- Michigan State University, USA
Michael T. Brannick
- University of South Florida, USA
Edward L. Levine
- University of South Florida, USA
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Job and Work Analysis: Methods, Research, and Applications for Human Resource Management provides students and professionals alike with an in-depth exploration of job analysis. Job analysis encompasses a wide range of crucial topics that help us understand what people do at work and why. This one-of-a-kind text expertly unpacks the best job analysis methods and then illustrates how to apply these methods to solve some of the most common workplace problems. Readers will learn the best practices for helping people work smarter, improving hiring and training, making jobs safer, and providing a satisfying work environment.
The new Third Edition includes new references, the latest research findings, and expanded discussions of competency models, teams, and O*NET.
The new Third Edition includes new references, the latest research findings, and expanded discussions of competency models, teams, and O*NET.
Contents
Preface
Preface
About the Authors
- Chapter 1 • Introduction
- Overview of the Book
- The Uses of Job Analysis
- Definitions
- Building Blocks of Job Analysis Methods
- A Couple of Job Analysis Projects
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 2 • Work-Oriented Methods
- Time-and-Motion Study
- Functional Job Analysis
- Task Inventories
- Critical Incident Technique
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 3 • Worker-Oriented Methods
- Job Element Method
- Position Analysis Questionnaire
- Other Trait-Based Worker-Oriented Measures
- Cognitive Task Analysis
- Personality-Oriented Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4 • Hybrid Methods
- Combination Job Analysis Method
- Multimethod Job Design Questionnaire
- Work Design Questionnaire
- Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 5 • Management and Teams
- Management and Leadership
- Competency Modeling
- Job Analysis for Teams
- Cognitive Task Analysis for Teams
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 6 • Job Analysis and the Law
- Federal Legislation
- Enforcement of Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
- Executive Orders
- Professional Standards
- Prescriptions for Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 7 • Job Description, Performance Management and Appraisal, Job Evaluation, and Job Design
- Job Description
- Performance Management and Appraisal
- Job Evaluation
- Job Design/Redesign
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 8 • Staffing and Training
- Staffing
- Training
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 9 • Doing a Job Analysis Study
- Matching Purpose and Job Analysis Attributes
- Selecting Approaches
- Observations and Interviews
- Questionnaires
- Analyzing Data
- A Note About Accuracy in Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 10 • The Future of Job Analysis
- Changing Conditions
- Implications for Jobs and Work/Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
Glossary
Glossary
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
Job and Work Analysis: Methods, Research, and Applications for Human Resource Management provides students and professionals alike with an in-depth exploration of job analysis. Job analysis encompasses a wide range of crucial topics that help us understand what people do at work and why. This one-of-a-kind text expertly unpacks the best job analysis methods and then illustrates how to apply these methods to solve some of the most common workplace problems. Readers will learn the best practices for helping people work smarter, improving hiring and training, making jobs safer, and providing a satisfying work environment.
The new Third Edition includes new references, the latest research findings, and expanded discussions of competency models, teams, and O*NET.
The new Third Edition includes new references, the latest research findings, and expanded discussions of competency models, teams, and O*NET.
Contents
Preface
Preface
About the Authors
- Chapter 1 • Introduction
- Overview of the Book
- The Uses of Job Analysis
- Definitions
- Building Blocks of Job Analysis Methods
- A Couple of Job Analysis Projects
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 2 • Work-Oriented Methods
- Time-and-Motion Study
- Functional Job Analysis
- Task Inventories
- Critical Incident Technique
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 3 • Worker-Oriented Methods
- Job Element Method
- Position Analysis Questionnaire
- Other Trait-Based Worker-Oriented Measures
- Cognitive Task Analysis
- Personality-Oriented Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4 • Hybrid Methods
- Combination Job Analysis Method
- Multimethod Job Design Questionnaire
- Work Design Questionnaire
- Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 5 • Management and Teams
- Management and Leadership
- Competency Modeling
- Job Analysis for Teams
- Cognitive Task Analysis for Teams
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 6 • Job Analysis and the Law
- Federal Legislation
- Enforcement of Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
- Executive Orders
- Professional Standards
- Prescriptions for Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 7 • Job Description, Performance Management and Appraisal, Job Evaluation, and Job Design
- Job Description
- Performance Management and Appraisal
- Job Evaluation
- Job Design/Redesign
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 8 • Staffing and Training
- Staffing
- Training
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 9 • Doing a Job Analysis Study
- Matching Purpose and Job Analysis Attributes
- Selecting Approaches
- Observations and Interviews
- Questionnaires
- Analyzing Data
- A Note About Accuracy in Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 10 • The Future of Job Analysis
- Changing Conditions
- Implications for Jobs and Work/Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
Glossary
Glossary
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
Job and Work Analysis
Methods, Research, and Applications for Human Resource Management
February 2019 | 400 pages | Sage US
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Job and Work Analysis: Methods, Research, and Applications for Human Resource Management provides students and professionals alike with an in-depth exploration of job analysis. Job analysis encompasses a wide range of crucial topics that help us understand what people do at work and why. This one-of-a-kind text expertly unpacks the best job analysis methods and then illustrates how to apply these methods to solve some of the most common workplace problems. Readers will learn the best practices for helping people work smarter, improving hiring and training, making jobs safer, and providing a satisfying work environment.
The new Third Edition includes new references, the latest research findings, and expanded discussions of competency models, teams, and O*NET.
The new Third Edition includes new references, the latest research findings, and expanded discussions of competency models, teams, and O*NET.
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Chapter 1 • Introduction
- Overview of the Book
- The Uses of Job Analysis
- Definitions
- Building Blocks of Job Analysis Methods
- A Couple of Job Analysis Projects
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 2 • Work-Oriented Methods
- Time-and-Motion Study
- Functional Job Analysis
- Task Inventories
- Critical Incident Technique
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 3 • Worker-Oriented Methods
- Job Element Method
- Position Analysis Questionnaire
- Other Trait-Based Worker-Oriented Measures
- Cognitive Task Analysis
- Personality-Oriented Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4 • Hybrid Methods
- Combination Job Analysis Method
- Multimethod Job Design Questionnaire
- Work Design Questionnaire
- Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 5 • Management and Teams
- Management and Leadership
- Competency Modeling
- Job Analysis for Teams
- Cognitive Task Analysis for Teams
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 6 • Job Analysis and the Law
- Federal Legislation
- Enforcement of Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
- Executive Orders
- Professional Standards
- Prescriptions for Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 7 • Job Description, Performance Management and Appraisal, Job Evaluation, and Job Design
- Job Description
- Performance Management and Appraisal
- Job Evaluation
- Job Design/Redesign
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 8 • Staffing and Training
- Staffing
- Training
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 9 • Doing a Job Analysis Study
- Matching Purpose and Job Analysis Attributes
- Selecting Approaches
- Observations and Interviews
- Questionnaires
- Analyzing Data
- A Note About Accuracy in Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 10 • The Future of Job Analysis
- Changing Conditions
- Implications for Jobs and Work/Job Analysis
- Chapter Summary
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Recent Product Reviews:
The text contains all the necessary elements to work the analysis and design of positions. Although I expected it to have more examples and tools, it has updated and didactic material for this type of courses.
Ms Laura Salas Arbelaez, Business Administration, Universidad Del Valle (US BU)
“This book is the go-to source of information on job analysis. [A] unique, rich book, and a must-read for future job analysts, I/O psychologists, and HR professionals in training.”
Ghadir Ishqaidef, California State University, Chico
“The book comprehensively covers both techniques for job analysis and uses for job analysis results. It is highly academically informative and easy to read with touches of humor throughout.”
Maureen A. Conard, Sacred Heart University
“This is a step by step guide to successful job analysis.”
Kimanya Ards, Amberton University
“This text is an HRM resource that shows the evolution of jobs through job analysis and the progression of job analysis in effective HRM.”
Teresa Helmlinger Ratcliff, North Carolina State University