Information from Observers Should Be Used as a Supplement to Information

question 87

Multiple Choice

Information from observers should be used as a supplement to information from incumbents. Identify the statement that is most likely to support this argument.

• A) Incumbents are a logical source of information; however, they may not be able to provide precise information.
• B) Incumbents provide accurate estimates of the importance of job duties, whereas supervisors provide accurate information about the time spent on safety-related risk factors.
• C) Incumbents provide accurate information, but they may have an incentive to exaggerate what they do to appear more valuable to the organization.
• D) Depending on external job analysts to supplement incumbents' information could be risky due to the relative inexperience of the analysts involved.
• E) Information provided by observers who look for a match between what incumbents are doing and what they are supposed to do may be unreliable.

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Definitions:

Comparative Advantage

The ability of an individual, firm, or country to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than competitors, leading to specialized production and trade benefits.

Specialization

The process in which individuals, firms, or countries focus on producing a narrow range of goods or services to gain greater efficiencies and increase productivity.

Production Possibilities Curves

A graph that depicts the maximum potential output of one good for a given amount of output for another, assuming full efficiency and fixed resources.

Trading Possibilities Curves

Graphical representations that show the different quantities of two goods that a country can produce and trade given the same amount of resources.