In the Context of Job Analysis Methods, Which of the Following

question 100

Multiple Choice

In the context of job analysis methods, which of the following is a disadvantage of the questionnaire or survey method?

• A) The distribution of survey instruments to a large number of employees is an expensive process.
• B) Collecting information about a large number of jobs through questionnaires is a time-consuming process.
• C) Survey instruments that are developed ahead of time fail to identify job factors relevant to employees and managers.
• D) Employees may not accurately analyze and communicate information about their jobs.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

The measure of how responsive the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service is to a change in its price.

Substitutes

Goods or services that can be used in place of each other, where the use of one increases the likelihood of the use of the other decreasing.

Price-Elastic

A characteristic of goods or services for which their demand or supply significantly changes with small changes in price.

Mass Transit

Public transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people efficiently via buses, trains, subways, and other modes of transport.