JobAnalysisandDesign88Ivancevich,HumanResourceManagement,NinthEditionTrue/FalseQuestions1.Organizationshaveevolvedbecausetheoverallmissionandobjectivesofmostorganizationsaretoolargeforanysinglepersontoaccomplish.Answer:TruePage:156Difficulty:Easy2.Thecornerstoneofanyorganizationisthehumanresourcesdepartment.Answer:FalsePage:156Difficulty:MediumRationale:Thecornerstoneofanyorganizationisthesetofjobsperformedbyitsemployees.3.StudyingandunderstandingjobsthroughtheprocessofjobanalysisisavitalpartofanyHRMprogram.Answer:TruePage:156Difficulty:Easy4.Howworkers'responsibilitiesanddutiesaresegmentedhelptoshapeanddeterminevirtuallyallotherfacetsoforganizationalfunctioning.Answer:TruePage:157Difficulty:Medium5.Precisionintheuseofjobanalysistermsisrequiredbyfederallegislation.Answer:TruePage:157Difficulty:Medium6.Theinformationgatheredduringjobanalysisisneverusedforperformanceevaluations.Answer:FalsePage:158Difficulty:EasyRationale:Theinformationgatheredduringjobanalysisisessentialforperformanceevaluations.7.Jobanalysisiscriticaltoassessmentsofdiscriminationundermostemployment-relatedlaws.Answer:TruePage:159Difficulty:MediumChapter6JobAnalysisandDesignIvancevich,HumanResourceManagement,NinthEdition898.TheUniformGuidelinesonEmployeeSelectionProceduresisasetofpoliciesdesignedtominimizeorpreventworkplacesexualharassment.Answer:FalsePage:159Difficulty:MediumRationale:TheUniformGuidelinesonEmployeeSelectionProceduresisasetofpoliciesdesignedtominimizeorpreventworkplacediscriminationpractices.9.TheUniformGuidelinesonEmployeeSelectionProceduresemphasizesthatjobanalysisshouldbeusedwhenassessingtheaccuracyoforganizationalselectionprocedures.Answer:TruePage:159Difficulty:Medium10.Knowingtheskillsnecessaryforjobsisessentialtobuildingeffectivetrainingprograms.Answer:TruePage:160Difficulty:Easy11.Someorganizationsusesupervisorstocollectjobanalysisinformation.Answer:TruePage:160Difficulty:Easy12.Jobincumbentsareagoodsourceofinformationaboutwhatworkissupposedtobedone.Answer:FalsePage:160Difficulty:MediumRationale:Jobincumbentsareagoodsourceofinformationaboutwhatworkisactuallybeingdone,ratherthanwhatworkissupposetobedone.13.Reengineeringdesignsjobsaroundoutcomesratherthantasks.Answer:TruePage:161Difficulty:Medium14.Aprocesschartpresentstherelationshipsamongdepartmentsandunitsofthefirm.Answer:FalsePage:161Difficulty:MediumRationale:Anorganizationchartpresentstherelationshipsamongdepartmentsandunitsofthefirm.15.Theorganizationchartshowshowaspecificsetofjobsarerelatedtoeachother.Answer:FalsePage:162Difficulty:MediumRationale:Theprocesschartshowshowaspecificsetofjobsarerelatedtoeachother.JobAnalysisandDesign90Ivancevich,HumanResourceManagement,NinthEdition16.DifferencesamongjobincumbentsshouldbedisregardedduringtheanalysisofJAIFinformation.Answer:FalsePage:162Difficulty:MediumRationale:DifferencesamongjobincumbentsshouldbeconsideredduringtheanalysisofJAIFinformation.17.Onesafeguardagainstdevelopingadistortedpictureofajobistocollectinformationfromonlythemostseasonedemployeesperformingthejob.Answer:FalsePage:162Difficulty:EasyRationale:Onesafeguardagainstdevelopingadistortedpictureofajobistocollectinformationfromavarietyofincumbents.18.Thejobanalystshouldnotassumethatallincumbentsandsupervisorshavethesameamountofknowledgeaboutajob.Answer:TruePage:162Difficulty:Easy19.Directobservationisusedforjobsthatrequiremanual,standardized,andshort-job-cycleactivities.Answer:TruePage:162Difficulty:Easy20.Directobservationisappropriatewhereajobinvolvessignificantmentalactivity,suchastheworkofalawyeroramathematician.Answer:FalsePage:165Difficulty:MediumRationale:Directobservationisusuallynotappropriatewherethejobinvolvessignificantmentalactivity.21.Thecostsofinterviewingcanbeveryhigh.Answer:TruePage:165Difficulty:Easy22.Observationisusuallytheleastcostlymethodofcollectinginformation.Answer:FalsePage:165Difficulty:MediumRationale:Usingquestionnairesisusuallytheleastcostlymethodforcollectinginformation.Chapter6JobAnalysisandDesignIvancevich,HumanResourceManagement,NinthEdition9123.Thereisreallynobestformatforaquestionnaire.Answer:TruePage:165Difficulty:Easy24.Manyexpertsagreethatinterviewscanbereliedonasthesoledatacollectionmethod.Answer:FalsePage:166Difficulty:MediumRationale:Manyexpertsagreethatinterviewsshouldnotbereliedonasthesoledatacollectionmethod.25.Usingthemulti-methodjobanalysisapproachisrelativelyexpensiveandtime-consuming.Answer:TruePage:166Difficulty:Easy26.TheDictionaryofOccupationalTitlesclassifiesjobsbymeansofanine-digitcode.Answer:TruePage:167Difficulty:Medium27.ThemiddlethreedigitsofaDOTjobcodedesignatethedegreetowhichajobincumbenttypicallyhasresponsibilityfor,andjudgmentover,data,people,andthings.Thehigherthenumber,thegreatertheresponsibilityandjudgment.Answer:FalsePage:167Difficulty:MediumRationale:Thelowerthenumber,thegreatertheresponsibilityandjudgment.28.AnadvantageofaFunctionalJobAnalysisisthateachjobisgivenaquantitativescore.Thus,forHRMandcompensationpurposes,jobswithsimilarratingsareassumedtobesimilar.Answer:TruePage:168Difficulty:M