SAMOA-A METHOD FOR DETERMINING WORK REQUIREMENTS.
Abstract
The report outlined the development of the SAMOA method for occupational analysis. This method may be characterized as (1) a multidimensional approach which stresses the 'work situation' and (2) a set of quantitative computerized techniques for the application of this approach. The identification of homogeneous work clusters on the basis of technical, organizational, and communicational dimensions which the SAMOA method provides should, when analyzed together with various administrative constraints, provide the basis for a sound Navy enlisted personnel classification structure. The SAMOA method also provides a number of additional advantages in regard to methodology. First, the computerized data processing programs provide a very rapid means for analyzing work requirements data (e.g., task lists, contact data, personal and organizational information, etc.) provided from any source. Second, the major phases of the method are independent so that data pertinent to any one of the three dimensions can be analyzed separately; i.e., clusters can be developed without analyzing TOC variables, and variables can be analyzed relative to work groups without using the clustering techniques. Finally, the techniques are adaptable for use with other variables, such as those normally used in job evaluation studies. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0637617
Entities
People
- Joe Silverman
- Malcolm J. Carr
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center