Question 1

What information should be in a well-written job description?

Accepted Answer

•Job title
•Work activities
•T...

Question 2

Once task statements have been written, the next step is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   select tests to tap KSAOs
B)   determine essential KSAOs
C)   interview incumbents
D)   rate the task statementsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

A revised version of the Position Analysis Questionnaire which is used by a job analystrather than a job incumbent is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Job Structure Profile
B)   Job Element Inventory
C)   Job Components Inventory
D)   AETE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Promoting people until they reach their highest level of incompetence is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Anderson Analog
B)   the Peter Principle
C)   personpower planning
D)   none of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

To construct a wage trend line, I would use:

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A)   regression
B)   a ruler and graph paper
C)   nomological statistics
D)   the span of discretionE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

In job evaluation, compensable factors would be associated with determining _____, whereas salary surveys would be associated with determining ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   internal equity / external equity
B)   external equity / internal equity
C)   internal equity/ wage trend lines
D)   external equity/wage trend linesE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

A task statement rated ____ on frequency and ____ on importance would be left out of the job description.

Accepted Answer

A)   low / low
B)   high / high
C)   high / low
D)   low / highE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Andre is completing a questionnaire containing over 400 items covering five major categories: tools and equipment, perceptual and physical requirements, mathematical requirements,
Communication requirements, and decision making and responsibility. Andre is using the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Job Components Inventory
B)   Position Analysis Questionnaire
C)   Critical Incident Technique
D)   Threshold Traits AnalysisE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

The best method(s)  to use in analyzing a job appears to be:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Position Analysis Questionnaire
B)   interviews, observations, and job participation
C)   The Critical Incident Technique
D)   dependent on how the information will be usedE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Job analysis can serve as a foundation for:

Accepted Answer

A)   selecting employees
B)   training employees
C)   evaluating employees' performance
D)   all of these and moreE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Josh conducted a job analysis by convening a panel of experts and having the panel identify the objectives and standards that are to be met by the ideal incumbent. What method of job analysis is Josh using?

Accepted Answer

A)   PAQ
B)   AET
C)   Nagy-Reilly Approach
D)   Ammerman TechniqueE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

According to the author, the section of a job description which contains the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics necessary to be successful on the job is labeled ______; the section containing a list of tasks and activities in which the worker is involved is labeled ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   job competencies/ work context
B)   job competencies / work activities
C)   work context / work activities
D)   performance standards / work activitiesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

The first step in evaluating a job is to decide what factors differentiate the relative worth of jobs. These are called _______factors.

Accepted Answer

A)   job related
B)   compensable job
C)   task
D)   structuralE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

When an organization determines where it wants to be when compared with the compensation policies of other organizations, they are determining their:

Accepted Answer

A)   external equity
B)   rank order
C)   market position
D)   compensation structureE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The ___ is an excellent job analysis method for obtaining the physical abilities needed to perform ajob.

Accepted Answer

A)   JCI
B)   PAQ
C)   F-JAS
D)   AETE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Shahidi Industries has a policy of promoting employees who perform well. Unfortunately, many of the people promoted do not become effective supervisors. Currently there is a crisis because most of the supervisors are getting poor performance reviews. Shahidi Industries seems to be a good example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Anderson Analog
B)   the Peter Principle
C)   personpower planning
D)   none of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Knowledge, skill, ability, and personality are types of:

Accepted Answer

A)   competencies
B)   job factors
C)   job functions
D)   compensable factorsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

A problem with the observation method of job analysis is that it is often:

Accepted Answer

A)   illegal
B)   unreliable
C)   unethical
D)   obtrusiveE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

_____ is an example of an ergonomic centered job analysis method.

Accepted Answer

A)   The AET
B)   Task analysis
C)   The PAQ
D)   The Ammerman techniqueE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is not true of job titles?

Accepted Answer

A)   Titles should describe the nature of a job
B)   Job titles can affect perceptions of job status
C)   Titles provide workers with identity
D)   All three of these statements are trueE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 2: Job Analysis and Evaluation

Job analysis can serve as a foundation for:

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When an organization determines where it wants to be when compared with the compensation policies of other organizations, they are determining their:

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Once task statements have been written, the next step is to:

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To construct a wage trend line, I would use:

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A task statement rated ____ on frequency and ____ on importance would be left out of the job description.

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Josh conducted a job analysis by convening a panel of experts and having the panel identify the objectives and standards that are to be met by the ideal incumbent. What method of job analysis is Josh using?

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A revised version of the Position Analysis Questionnaire which is used by a job analystrather than a job incumbent is the:

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Andre is completing a questionnaire containing over 400 items covering five major categories: tools and equipment, perceptual and physical requirements, mathematical requirements, Communication requirements, and decision making and responsibility. Andre is using the:

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The best method(s) to use in analyzing a job appears to be:

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In job evaluation, compensable factors would be associated with determining _____, whereas salary surveys would be associated with determining ________.

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What information should be in a well-written job description?

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The ___ is an excellent job analysis method for obtaining the physical abilities needed to perform ajob.

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Knowledge, skill, ability, and personality are types of:

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A problem with the observation method of job analysis is that it is often:

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Which of the following is not true of job titles?

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The first step in evaluating a job is to decide what factors differentiate the relative worth of jobs. These are called _______factors.

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According to the author, the section of a job description which contains the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics necessary to be successful on the job is labeled ______; the section containing a list of tasks and activities in which the worker is involved is labeled ________.

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Promoting people until they reach their highest level of incompetence is called:

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_____ is an example of an ergonomic centered job analysis method.

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