CRSP Job Analysis & Position Design 3

Question 1

When conducting a job analysis for a newly created position with no incumbents, the best primary source of information is:

Accepted Answer

Subject matter experts and supervisors in analogous roles

Answer

For new positions, SMEs and supervisors of comparable roles provide the most relevant task and competency information in the absence of incumbents.

Question 2

In Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristics Model, which core dimension refers to the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities and skills?

Accepted Answer

Skill variety

Answer

Skill variety describes how many different skills and activities a job demands, contributing to experienced meaningfulness of work.

Question 3

A functional job analysis (FJA) rates tasks on three worker function scales. Which of the following is NOT one of those scales?

Accepted Answer

Ideas

Answer

FJA rates tasks on Data, People, and Things — 'Ideas' is not a dimension of the FJA framework.

Question 4

Which term describes combining two or more narrowly defined jobs into a single, broader role to increase flexibility and reduce redundancy?

Accepted Answer

Job consolidation

Answer

Job consolidation merges related narrow roles into one broader position, often improving efficiency and workforce flexibility.

Question 5

From a legal defensibility standpoint, job analysis documentation is most critical when an organization faces a challenge to its:

Accepted Answer

Selection criteria and hiring decisions

Answer

Courts and the EEOC require that selection criteria be demonstrably job-related, and documented job analysis is the primary evidence of that link.

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CRSP Job Analysis & Position Design 3