What is role analysis?

Answer 1

Role analysis involves the following steps:

1. The objective of a department and functions to be identified

2. The person will be asked to state his understanding of the role

3. The other role partners to be asked to clarify the expectation from the post.

4. Then the role will be clarified to the person. The role willl be a integration of diverse viewpoints expressed by various role partners.

Role analysis provides greater clarity in roles. The role incumbent knows what is supposed to do on the job, keeping the perceptions of others about his job in mind. role clarity in turn leads to improved performance in the job.