HRM- job analysis and design I. Introduction. The University of Melbourne is a large and developing corporation consisting of a diverse workforce of approximately 5000. The University realises that in order to achieve competitive advantage the firm must seek to harness their human resources in innovatory ways. Facilitation of such has been sought through the analysis and subsequent redesign of jobs. The current design of Human Resource Officer (HRO) strongly advocates the satisfaction of high quality …showed first 75 words of 3123 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3123 total…monitoring and controlling the contributions of its members. The role of the supervisor changes from that of direct control to a linking function between the work group and the larger organisation (Kelly et al, 1982). This approach to job design shall seek to promote high productivity and quality while enhancing the quality of work life for the HRO and relevant team members. A sustainable competitive advantage through the notion of collaboration and reliance is the result.