The handbook of work analysis : methods, systems, applications and science of work measurement in organizations / edited by Mark A. Wilson [and others]
This handbook, with contributions from experts around the world, is a comprehensive treatise on work design and job analysis practice and research. The handbook, dedicated to Sidney Gael, is the next generation of Gael's successful Job Analysis Handbook for Business, Industry and Government. It...
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: I. Work Analysis Methods / Erich C. Dierdorff
- 1. Methodological Decisions in Work Analysis: A Theory of Effective Work Analysis in Organizations / Mark A. Wilson
- Work Analysis Process Decisions
- Theory of Work Analysis in Organizations: An Open System
- Conclusions
- References
- 2. Selling Work Analysis / Nigel Guenole
- Value of Job Analysis to Organizations
- Case Study
- Summary
- References
- 3. Identifying Appropriate Sources of Work Information / Emily Johnson Guder
- Job Incumbents
- Supervisors
- Trained Work Analysts
- Other Organizational Members
- Customers
- Conclusions
- References
- 4. Work Analysis Questionnaires and App Interviews / Thomas J. Whelan
- What Is a Job?
- Work Analysis Interviews and Questionnaires Defined
- Role of Work Analysis Questionnaires and Interviews in Regulatory Compliance
- Access, Acceptance, and Accuracy of Work Analysis Questionnaires and Interviews
- Conducting the Work Analysis Interview
- Work Analysis Interview Checklist
- What Kind of Information Is Needed From a Work Analysis Interview?
- Job Description Template as a Work Analysis Questionnaire
- Designing and Administering Work Analysis Questionnaires
- Work Analysis Interview Checklist
- Computer Databases and Work Analysis Data
- Competency Paradox
- Appendix: A Compendium of Battle-Tested Quantitative Requirements Scales
- References
- 5. Using Secondary Sources of Work Information to Improve Work Analysis / Erich C. Dierdorff
- What Exactly Is a Secondary Source?
- Where Do Secondary Sources Fit Into the Work Analysis Process?
- Examples of Secondary Sources
- How to Use Secondary Sources
- Parting Thoughts
- References
- 6. Analyzing Work Analysis Data / Robert J. Harvey
- Questions You Wish Had Been Addressed Earlier
- Getting the Data Ready
- Analytic Strategies and Methods
- References
- 7. Evaluating Work Analysis in the 21st Century / Juan I. Sanchez
- Validity of Work Analysis
- Suggestions for Future Investigations of the Validity of Work Analysis
- References
- 8. Documenting Work Analysis Projects: A Review of Strategy and Legal Defensibility for Personnel Selection / Eric M. Dunleavy
- Case Study Demonstrating Work Analysis Documentation in Support of a Personnel Selection Procedure
- Documenting Various Phases of a Work Analysis Project
- Overview of EEO Laws for Which Work Analysis May Play a Role
- Legal/Professional Authorities and Work Analysis
- Recent Legal Defensibility Trends
- Concluding Thoughts
- Further Reading
- References
- II. Work Analysis Systems / Shanan Gwaltney Gibson
- 9. Important Contributors to Job Analysis in the 20th and Early 21st Centuries / Joseph W. Cunningham
- Important Job Analysis Contributors
- Job Analysis Career Vignettes
- Conclusions
- References
- 10. Cognitive Task Analysis: Methods for Capturing and Leveraging Expertise in the Workplace / Rebecca Lyons
- Purpose of Cognitive Task Analysis
- Generalized Cognitive Task Analysis Process
- Key CTA Knowledge Elicitation Methodologies
- Look Toward the Future: Critical Cognitive Task Analysis Research Needs
- Key Resources
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- 11. Five Questions Concerning Task Analysis / Douglas J. Gillan
- Question 1 What Is Task Analysis?
- Question 2 Why Do Task Analysis?
- Question 3 When Might You Do Task Analysis?
- Question 4 How Do You Conduct a Task Analysis?
- Question 5 Whither Task Analysis?
- Important Reference Materials
- References
- 12. Generalized Work Dimension Analysis / Shanan Gwaltney Gibson
- What Is Generalized Work Dimension Analysis and What Purpose Does It Serve?
- History of Generalized Work Dimension Analysis
- Generalized Work Dimension Analysis Instruments
- Conducting a Generalized Work Dimension Job Analysis
- Generalized Work Dimension Analysis in Action
- Unanswered Question in Generalized Work Dimension Analysis
- Additional Resources
- References
- 13. Fleishman Job Analysis Survey: Development, Validation, and Applications / Edwin A. Fleishman
- Development
- Scales
- Applications
- Uses of the F-JAS
- Validation
- Availability of F-JAS Materials and Resources
- Future Directions
- Summary
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 14. Personality-Based Job Analysis / Joyce Hogan
- Job Analysis Techniques
- Performance Improvement Characteristics Job Analysis
- Illustrative Applications
- Discussion
- References
- 15. Functional Job Analysis / Steven F. Cronshaw
- Steps in Functional Job Analysis
- History of Functional Job Analysis
- FJA Theory and Principles
- FJA Applications
- Other Questions and Issues
- Reference Materials
- References
- 16. O*NET: The Occupational Information Network / Frederick L. Oswald
- History
- O*NET Data Collection Program
- Tools and Resources of the O*NET
- Applications of the O*NET
- Using O*NET in Work Analysis
- Implications and Directions
- Web Site Resources
- References
- 17. Context Analysis / Reanna Poncheri Harman
- What Is Context?
- Context Analysis: State of Research and Practice
- Areas for Improvement
- Context Analysis: Step-by-Step
- Unanswered Questions
- Important Reference Materials
- References
- III. Work Analysis Applications / Gregory M. Hurtz
- References
- 18. Using Job Analytic Information to (Re)Design Jobs: Best Practices and Methods / Amy M. DuVernet
- Perspectives on Job Design
- Work Design Phases: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Future Research
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- References
- 19. Designing Work Descriptions to Maximize the Utility of Employee Recruitment Efforts / Chris W. Wright
- Work Descriptions
- Role of Work Descriptions in Employee Recruitment
- Summary and Future Directions
- References
- 20. Using Job Analysis as the Foundation for Creating Equal Employment Opportunity in the Workplace / James E. Kuthy
- Job Analysis
- Validity Evidence as a Defense for Policies, Practices, and Tests in the Face of Adverse Impact
- Benefits of Conducting a Solid Job Analysis
- Summary
- References
- 21. Role of Job Analysis in Test Selection and Development / Winfred Arthur, Jr.
- Job Analysis Overview
- Job Analysis for Selection of Test Constructs and Methods
- Job Analysis for Test Item Writing Purposes
- Alternatives to Job Analysis
- Common Mistakes in Job Analysis for Test Development
- Other Resources
- Conclusion
- References
- 22. Work Simulations / Jeffrey M. Pollack
- What Are Work Simulations?
- Role of Work Analysis in Work Simulations
- Psychometric Characteristics of Work Simulations
- How to Create Work Simulation Measures
- Future Potential Developments
- Further Reading
- References
- 23. Building Effective Performance Appraisals From an Analysis of Work / Kevin J. Williams
- State of Practice: Malaise and Dissatisfaction With Appraisals
- Role of Analysis of Work
- Organizational Analysis
- Defining Job Performance
- Work Analysis and the Specific Problems Associated With Performance Appraisal
- Legal Concerns
- Conclusion
- References
- 24. Training Needs Assessment: Aligning Learning and Capability With Performance Requirements and Organizational Objectives / Eric A.
- Surface
- Potential Scope of TNA Impact
- Prevalence of TNA
- Chapter Overview
- Is a TNA Necessary?
- TNA Process: Asking and Answering Questions
- Factors/Trends Affecting TNA
- Ideas to Improve TNA Practice
- Making the Case for TNA
- Further Reading
- References
- 25. Compensation / Robert J. Harvey
- Whole-Job Methods
- Compensable Factor Methods
- Real-World Application of the Policy Capturing Point Factor Method
- Appendix
- References
- 26. Career Planning: The Role of Work Analysis in the Work of Your Organization's Career Development Manager / Stephen G. Atkins
- Work Adjustment Theory
- Holland Fit: Aiding Career Management via Work Analysis-Based Interests Correspondence
- More Sophisticated Indices of Fit Between Candidate or Career Explorer Profiles and Job Profiles From Work Analysis
- Job Features in Career Departures: Organizational Commitment and the Job Characteristics Model
- Work Analysis and Myers-Briggs Typology in Career Management
- Profile Mismatch and Career-Field Exodus: Practical Example of a Small Workplace-Based Study
- Future Applications of Work Analysis to Career Management: The Promise of O*NET and Its Kin
- References
- 27. Using Job Analysis Data to Perform Activity-Based Utility Analysis: Enhancement of a Technology / Rosalinda Vasquez Maury
- TIDES
- A Single Air Force Work Analysis Tool
- Database Development
- TIDES Components and Functions
- Methodology
- Multi-AFS Analysis Tool
- Example
- Future Directions of TIDES
- References
- 28. Comprehensive, Interactive, Web-Based Approach to Job Analysis: The SkillsNET Methodology / Scott R. Homan
- General Job Analytic Approaches
- Need for a Comprehensive Web-Based Job Analysis System
- O*NET Content Model
- SkillsNET Job Analysis System
- SkillObject Development
- Benefits and Concerns Associated With the SkillsNET System
- Future Directions
- Ongoing Research
- References
- IV. Work Analysis Research and Innovation / Suzanne Tsacoumis
- 29. What and Who? Research and Conclusions on Two of the Most Important Questions in Job Analysis / Mark A. Wilson
- What Should Be Rated?
- Note continued: What Sources of Information and Data Review/Verification Procedures Should Be Used?
- Empirical Demonstration
- References
- 30. Framework of Potential Sources of Inaccuracy in Job Analysis / Michael A. Campion
- Qualitative Review of Framework With Job Analysis Experts
- Examples of How Job Analysis Inaccuracy May Manifest Itself
- Social Sources of Inaccuracy
- Cognitive Sources of Inaccuracy
- Conclusion
- References
- 31. Understanding Mission Essential Competencies as a Job Analysis Method / Charles M. Colegrove
- What Are Competencies?
- Why Is Competency Modeling So Popular?
- What Are Mission Essential Competencies?
- Mission Essential Competency Development Process
- Mission Essential Competencies as a Job Analytic Method
- Final Comments
- References
- 32. Integrating Cognitive Task Analysis and Verbal Protocol Analysis: A Typology for Describing Jobs / Linda R. Elliott
- Research Design
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- 33. Innovations in Team Task Analysis: Identifying Team-Based Task Elements, Tasks, and Jobs / Winston Bennett, Jr.
- Review of the Team Task Analysis Literature
- Determining the Degree of Team Interdependence or "Teamness" of Tasks and Jobs
- Summary and Conclusions
- References
- 34. Development and Evaluation of a Task Taxonomy to Support Research on Cross-Job Transferability of Skills / R. Bruce Gould
- Development of the Taxonomy
- Evaluation of the Revised Task Taxonomy
- Conclusion
- References
- 35. Analyzing Job and Occupational Content Using Latent Semantic Analysis / R. Darrell Laham
- Latent Semantic Analysis
- CareerMap
- Mission Communications Analysis
- Conclusions
- References
- 36. Science and Practice of Job Analysis Abroad / Katherine A. Wilson
- Review Process
- Job Analysis
- Distinctions in the Theoretical Backgrounds That Inform Job Analysis
- Future Directions
- Conclusion
- References
- 37. Concluding Thoughts: Challenges and Opportunities in Work Analysis / Shanan Gwaltney Gibson
- "Dynamic" Work Analysis and Design for Globally Distributed Collaborative Environments
- Job-Level National Database of Work Information
- Synergy Across Disciplines
- Resolving the "Mile-Wide and Inch-Deep" and "Inch-Wide and Mile-Deep" Tension
- Generalizable Work Design Specifications and Indices of Job Similarity and Proximity
- Emergent Work Analysis via Automated Task and Motion Tracking
- Work Analysis Currency and Relevance: How Often and What Type of Refresh?
- Time for Usability Analysis in the Design of Work Analysis Tools and Reports
- Thinking Small
- Consideration of Work Analysis in Small Business
- Perceptions of Work Analysis Information by Decision Makers
- Conclusion
- References.