Procedures in employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 173623112X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-112923

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Author:: Bingham, Walter Van Dyke http://d-nb.info/gnd/123042593; Freyd, Max

Title:: Procedures in employment psychology

Place of publication:: Chicago & New York

Publisher:: Shaw

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: XI, 269 S

Digitisation:: 2020

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: II. Job analysis

Collection:: Economics Books

JOB ANALYSIS ical and routine. The other type is characterized by variety and calls for the use of intelligence in meeting new situ- ations. Many jobs combine both types of work. Routine work is illustrated by the following quotation from Link describing the duties of a shell inspector (101, pp. 24-25). The work of inspecting shells was done at a table like an upturned shallow box. Upon this hollow table was dumped a large box of brass shells, not yet loaded, and all of exactly the same kind. The work of each girl was to inspect these shells and throw out those that were defective. In doing this a girl would first gather up a large handful of shells, as many as could be piled in one hand, being careful to have all of them pointing in the same direction. Then she would put both hands around the shells and turn them all up so as to expose their insides. She would then look down into every shell for dents, scratches, stains, and other very minute defects. When any such defect was dis- covered, the shell was skilfully extracted from the pile and thrown into one of three or four appropriate scrap boxes. The entire handful was then turned over, and the head of every shell exam- ined for various defects. The shells were then held in a hori- zontal position on the left hand, and allowed to roll from the pile into the right hand. Each shell, in the process of rolling from one hand into the other, exposed its lateral surface and was closely scrutinized for scratches, oil dents, stains, and other defects. The good ones were taken in the right hand and dropped into a pocket at the right side of the table, through which they fell into a box below. The second type of work is illustrated by the following analysis of the duties of an assistant buyer in a department store (112, pp. 32-34). ASSISTANT BUYER The duties as listed here are arranged in the order of importance. (The masculine pronoun is used throughout for uniformity.) A. DUTIES—SUMMARY 1. Regular and Primary Responsibilities [. Merchandising the stock.—He is responsible under the supervision of the buyer and within the rules to so merchandise the reserve and forward stocks 21

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