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

question 57

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age, and family status discrimination with the office administration employees.The CEO has stated that Scribe has a few outdated job advertisements, but that the company never had time to write job descriptions.Managers have expressed concerns that job descriptions are of limited value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 process can you use to ensure the job analysis is anchored into the context of Scribe Engineering's organizational mission and goals

• A)person analysis
• B)needs analysis
• C)organizational analysis
• D)task analysis

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Definitions:

Gender Schema

A cognitive framework that organizes information relevant to gender, influencing how individuals perceive and behave based on their gender roles.

Male Or Female

Categories that describe an individual's biological sex based on physiological and genetic characteristics.

Conventional Level

A stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development characterized by an adherence to rules and conventions based on societal standards and laws.

Kohlberg's Theory

A theory of moral development proposing that individuals progress through a series of stages in their ability to make ethical decisions.