"This is a very important book. It is an essential text for any graduate program in applied industrial and organizational psychology. The First Edition is the best text on the market today, and the Second Edition is a huge improvement. Nice work!"-- Bill Attenweiler, Northern Kentucky UniversityThoroughly updated and revised, this Second Edition is the only book currently on the market to present the most important and commonly used methods in human resource management in such detail. The authors clearly outline how organizations can create programs to improve hiring and training, make jobs safer, provide a satisfying work environment, and help employees to work smarter. Throughout, they provide practical tips on how to conduct a job analysis, often offering anecdotes from their own experiences.New to the Second Edition:

• New co-author Frederick P. Morgeson's background in business management brings a valuable new perspective and balance to the presentation of material..
• Expanded coverage is offered on O*NET, strategic job analysis, competencies and competency modeling, and inaccuracy in job analysis ratings.
• New text boxes provide bio sketches of famous names in job analysis to put a personal face on research.
• Additional examples and cases illustrate the "how-to" of job analysis in real-life settings.

Companion Website!A companion website, jobandworkanalysis.com, offers instructors and students supplemental materials such as course syllabi, examples of data collected aspart of a job analysis, task inventory data, the opportunity to practice data analysis, and much more! More Reviews and Recommendations

Michael T. Brannick earned his Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1986. He is currently associate professor in the Psychology Department at the University of South Florida. He teaches a graduate seminar in job analysis. His research interests include research methods and teams.  Edward L. Levine earned his Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from New York University in 1970. He is currently professor and chair of the Psychology Department at the University of South Florida. His research interests include job analysis, personnel selection, control in organizations, and self-efficacy. Dr. Levine is certified as a diplomate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.  Frederick P. Morgeson is an Associate Professor of Management in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.  Dr. Morgeson received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Purdue University.  He teaches, conducts research, and consults across a range of areas in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, including leadership, work analysis and design, work teams, organizational surveys, and personnel selection and staffing.

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