Scenario 4-1 You Have Recently Been Hired as the HRM for Scribe

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Scenario 4-1
You have recently been hired as the HRM for Scribe Engineering, a Canadian software development company. Scribe's product is information systems. The company's environment is competitive and constantly changing. There continues to be an increased demand for customized computer systems that improve the flow of information in a wide range of small Canadian businesses. Due to Scribe's growth in sales, the company is anticipating requiring an increase from 150 to 200 employees. The company requires highly skilled software designers, computer programmers, sales professionals, and support staff. The majority of employees, from younger technical support staff to senior management, stated that work-life balance is important to them and that they want more flexibility in how and when their work gets done. Job demands are changing constantly because of the dynamic environment. There are concerns of sex, age, and family status discrimination with the office administration employees. The CEO stated that Scribe has a few outdated job advertisements, but that the company has never had time to write job descriptions. Managers have expressed concerns that job descriptions are of limited value because positions need to adapt to the high speed of change and that they limit their flexibility in supervising employees' tasks.
-Refer to Scenario 4-1. What would NOT be one of your key guidelines while conducting the job analysis?

• A) A job analysis is a formal, structured process carried out under a set of guidelines established in advance.
• B) A job analysis refers to a single methodology.
• C) A job analysis breaks down a job into its constituent parts, rather than looking at the job as a whole.
• D) A job analysis uses a range of techniques.

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