The Purpose of a Detailed Job Analysis by a Manager

question 35

Multiple Choice

The purpose of a detailed job analysis by a manager is to:

• A)have everything about a job in writing so employees can not later sue the company if they are terminated
• B)streamline processes that an employee does repeatedly
• C)codify the necessary skills and qualities for the job so a manager can hire a candidate with those skills and qualities
• D)make sure duties and processes are documented so that a replacement can step in quickly when an employee quits
• E)discover if there are job functions that are not being adequately covered by employees

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Definitions:

Initial Cost

The initial expenditure needed to acquire an asset or initiate a project, encompassing purchase price and any other costs necessary to get the asset ready for use.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A method of depreciating an asset where its cost is reduced equally over its useful life.

Net Present Value

A method used in capital budgeting to evaluate the profitability of an investment, by calculating the difference between its present value of cash inflows and investment cost.

Mutually Exclusive

A situation or decision-making scenario where the acceptance of one option necessarily means the rejection of another.