Publisher's Synopsis
Despite the government's position mandating job analysis as the basis of employee selection procedures, specific job analysis standards are not readily available. This comprehensive handbook outlines methods of analyzing jobs to meet specific situations and objectives, and should enable managers to develop precise standards and methods for selecting the most useful and cost-effective job procedures.;The reader is shown how to plan, coordinate and execute job analysis projects from beginning to end. Experts in the field present practical information on every major job analysis issue, including job evaluation, wage incentives, job design, affirmative action, measuring employee performance, data collection techniques and job diagnosis. Also presented is the historical and conceptual underpinnings of job analysis and details 20 applications for job analysis results.