A Primary Aim of a Job Analysis Is to

question 59

Multiple Choice

A primary aim of a job analysis is to

• A)evaluate the performance of incumbents in a particular family of jobs.
• B)combine the task demands of a job with the job's required human attributes to produce a theory of behavior for the job.
• C)provide a comprehensive evaluation of an individual to find the best fit between his/her personality and a particular job.
• D)interpret the results from many different studies that involve human behavior and develop a general theory of application.

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