management inforamtion system(4)

4. Staffing

 

January-2004 [4]

1.         Give brief (one or two sentence) answers to the following questions:

c)         Define any one method of Job analysis.                                                                           [2]

Ans:    Job analysis methods can be categorized into four basic types:

(1) Observation methods;

            Observation of work activities and worker behaviors is a method of job analysis which can be used independently or in combination with other methods of job analysis. Three methods of job analysis based on observation are: (1) direct observation; (2) work methods analysis, including time and motion study and micro-motion analysis; and (3) the critical incident technique.

           

(2) Interview techniques;

            Manager or a group of people hold personal interview for the selecting of candidate. On the basis of performance in the interview the candidate are selected.

(3) Questionnaires, including job inventories or

            Some selected questions are written in a paper and the candidates are allowed to answer the question. On the basis of their performance in the exam they are selected.

(4) Checklists.

d)         Differentiate between Job enlargement and Job enrichment.                                         [2]

 

July-2004 [2]

1.         Give very brief (2-3 lines) answers to the following questions:

d)         Define job enrichment.                                                                                                      [2]

 

January-2005 [0]

 

July-2005 [4]

1.

e)         Distinguish between Job Enrichment and Job Enlargement. Illustrate with examples.    [4]

 

January-2006 [2]

1.

g)         Distinguish between:

            i)          Job Rotation and Job Enrichment                                                             [2]

Ans: Job rotation is process of moving employees from one job to another in order to reduce boredom, increase job satisfaction and allow employees to gain more insight into the process of the business/ company.

Job enlargement seeks to reduce boredom and increase employee's satisfaction by increasing the number of tasks the worker does.

Both job enlargement and job rotation are alternatives to job specialization.

 

July-2006[0]

January-2007 [6]

b)         Discuss the following:

i)          Job Design and Appraisal                                                                         [3]

Ans:

Job Design:-Through job design, organizations try to raise productivity levels by offering non-monetary rewards such as greater satisfaction from a sense of personal achievement in meeting the increased challenge and responsibility of one's work. Job enlargement, job enrichment, job rotation, and job simplification are the various techniques used in a job design exercise.

Job Appraisal:- Appraisal is the third and last stage in using formal decision methods. The objective of the appraisal stage is for the decision maker to develop insight into the decision and determine a clear course of action. Much of the insight developed in this stage results from exploring the implications of the formal decision model developed during the formulation stage.

ii)         Job Description                                                                                                       [3]

Ans: A job description is a list of the general tasks, or functions, and responsibilities of a position. Typically, it also includes to whom the position reports, specifications such as the qualifications needed by the person in the job, salary range for the position, etc. A job description is usually developed by conducting a job analysis, which includes examining the tasks and sequences of tasks necessary to perform the job. The analysis looks at the areas of knowledge and skills needed by the job.

July-2007 [4]

1.

b)         What do you mean by job rotation, job enlargement and job enrichment?                              [4]

January-2008 [4]

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g)         “Job rotation is one of the ways to make a job enriched.” Is the statement true or false? Justify.                                                                                                                               [4]

Ans:   Job rotation is just like job enlargement by training and teaching the workers to do several different jobs. By training workers to do everyone's job  are enriching the workers job knowledge and benefitting the company. Because job rotations see the immediate results of their learning, they are more likely to develop a passion for learning about the job. Job rotation may be especially valuable for organizations that require firm-specific skills because it provides an incentive to organizations to promote from within because that is when they are most likely to find the needed skill sets. An example of this, is the business my mom works at it believes in cross training its employees by teaching them to be...