Lussier, Human Resources Management 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Discussion Questions
Chapter 4: Workforce Planning: Job Analysis, Design, and Employment
Forecasting
1. The main outcomes of the job analysis process are the job description and the job specification.
Describe the major differences between job description and the job specifications?
3. Organizations have several options when faced with a surplus of employees including layoffs, pay
reductions, work sharing, natural attrition, hiring freezes, retraining and transferring employees, and
early retirement. If you were in charge of an organization facing a surplus of employees, which options
would you try to employ to reduce your staffing? Why would you choose one option over another?