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

question 15

Multiple Choice

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 the need for 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age, and family status discrimination with the office administration employees.The CEO has stated that Scribe has a few outdated job advertisements, but that the company never had time to write job descriptions.Managers have expressed concerns that job descriptions are of limited value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 data would NOT need to be considered in the job analysis

• A)job performance standards
• B)job responsibilities and tasks
• C)job predictor criteria and data
• D)job conditions and mental effort

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Definitions:

Scaffolding Experiences

Educational interactions that provide support to learners by progressively adjusting the level of guidance to fit the learner's increasing level of performance.

Social Interactions

The processes by which individuals act, react, and influence each other in social settings.

Concrete-operational Level

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children, typically aged 7 to 12, develop logical thought but still struggle with abstract concepts.

Horizontal Décalage

The variation in the development of similar cognitive abilities that occur at different rates within the same stage of development.