MBA (General)IV – Semester, Training and Development Unit I
Definition of Job Analysis
Every organization consists of people working in a variety of capacities to achieve a mission. Hence, an organization is defined “as people”. Only such people who are trained to carry out the specific work of the organization can achieve the mission set by the organization. Only trained personnel are developed enough to carry out the work of the organization.
Introduction
Every
organization consists of people working in a variety of capacities to achieve a mission. Hence, an organization is defined “as people”.
Only such people who are trained to
carry out the specific work of the organization can achieve the mission set by
the organization. Only trained
personnel are developed enough to carry out the work of the organization.
The
works with in an organization is divided into “jobs” and “positions” to allow
for the efficient accomplishment of
organizational goals. Only an analysis will help to determine what type of people can help the organization to reach its
mission. So, the organizations take up the task of analyzing the Jobs within an organization.
Job
analysis is a detailed study of jobs to know the nature of and characteristics
of people to be employed
on various jobs.
The general purpose
of job analysis is to document the requirements of a job and the work performed. It also
specifies the qualifications of positions.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of job analysis in human resource management.
Definitions of Job Analysis
Job analysis
as a concept is defined
by experts of the field. Thus according
to Edwin B. Flippo “Job analysis
is the process of studying
and collecting information relating to the operations and responsibilities of a specific job”.
Robbins
and De Cenzo define it as “Job analysis is the systematic exploration of activities within a job. It is a basic technical procedure.
One that is used to define the duties, responsibilities and
accountabilities of a job.” Based on the above definitions, we can see that Job Analysis has certain activities.
The job analysis may include the following activities
Reviewing the job responsibilities of current employees,
Doing Internet
research and viewing
sample job descriptions online or offline
highlighting
similar jobs,
Analyzing the work duties, tasks, and responsibilities that need to be accomplished by the employee
filling the position,
Researching and sharing with other companies that have similar
jobs, and
Articulation of the most important outcomes
or contributions needed from the position.
