Assignment.

This week we look at another functional area (key work responsibility) for HR and hiring managers -- work flow and job analysis. • Through the process of work flow design, managers analyze the specific

tasks required to produce a product or service. ◦ Based on the results of the analysis, managers assign these tasks to

specific jobs and positions, which lead to better employee/team/ organizational results (e.g., employee productivity, unit production, increased sales).

◦ Looking at jobs from a systems perspective helps the company's strategic business plan.

▪ A systems perspective of organizations looks at an entity as made up of interconnected parts that affect all the other parts (i.e., the organization is larger than the sum of its parts) rather than at each job separately (the system is made of individual parts that create the whole entity -- the entity is no more than the sum of its parts).

To complete the assignment: 1. Read Chapter 4 ((( attached as pdf file)) 2. Read the assignment document  Week 4: Interactive Assignment #3 - Work

Flow and Job Analysis ((( attached as pdf file ))) 3. Read the background info document     How to Write an Effective Job

Analysis and Job Description.docx ((( Attached as pdf file))) 4.