NCJ Number
59211
Date Published
1979
Length
28 pages
Annotation
DATA FROM TWO CONTINUING STUDIES ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE TWO PROCEDURAL ISSUES ARISING OUT OF THE JOB ANALYSIS PROCESS; METHODS OF JOB ANALYSIS AND TRANSPORTABILITY ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
Abstract
IN THE COURSE OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL STUDIES FOR THE VALIDATION OF SELECTION PROCEDURES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HAS USED AND REFINED MANY OF THE TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO JOB ANALYSIS. IT HAS ALSO DEVELOPED NEW METHODOLOGIES FOR THIS PROCESS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF QUANTIFIED JOB DESCRIPTION BY INCUMBENTS AND SUPERVISORS. TWO OF THESE METHODOLOGICAL OR PROCEDURAL ISSUES ARE IDENTIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE DATA. ONE ISSUE CONCERNS THE PARTICULAR METHOD OF QUANTIFIED JOB ANALYSIS TO BE USED. RESULTS ARE COMPARED FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PATROL OFFICER'S JOB BASED ON THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THAT JOB AND FOR DESCRIPTIONS BASED ON THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THAT JOB AND FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF THE ACTIVITIES. SUCH SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES CONSIDERED INCLUDE MENTAL ABILITIES AND SPECIFIC APTITUDES (MECHANICAL, GRAPHIC, CLERICAL SKILLS), INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS, AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES SUCH AS EFFICIENCY UNDER STRESS AND RELIABILITY. THE SECOND ISSUE CONCERNS THE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT QUESTION OF THE TRANSPORTABILITY, OR ADAPTABILITY OF VALIDATED TEST BATTERIES. TWO TYPES OF TRANSPORTABILITY ARE ILLUSTRATED BY RESULTS FROM A CONSERTIUM VALIDATION USED IN A SIMILAR BUT NONPARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION, AND RESULTS FROM A MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT TO A POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ANOTHER CITY. BRIEF REFERENCES AND EXTENSIVE TABULAR STATISTICAL DATA AND GRAPHS ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED.) (LWM)