Detailed, Written Job Descriptions Can Fail to Maintain Their Relevance

question 2

Multiple Choice

Detailed, written job descriptions can fail to maintain their relevance over time, as jobs change rapidly in today's dynamic, global economy. What reasons does the text suggest for this failure?

• A) Time commitments are too onerous to make changes to them.
• B) Job descriptions are too long and detailed and so become useless.
• C) There is a mismatch between performance and career aspirations.
• D) Job descriptions are not really used and they are a waste of time.

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Definitions:

Internal Rate

Often refers to the internal rate of return (IRR), which is a discount rate that makes the net present value of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

Return

The amount of profit or loss gained from an investment relative to its initial cost.

Project A

Not a definitive key term without additional context; it likely refers to a specific, named project within a given context. NO.

Net Present Value

The gap between how much cash comes in and goes out, measured in present value terms, during a certain period.