The Job Activities Description (JAD) Questionnaire: An Analysis of Time Spent on and Importance of Managerial Duties.
Abstract
The Job Activities Description (JAD) was administered to 394 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees at GS levels 11 through 16 to examine the nature of job activities for these personnel. The JAD focused on management practices that were generally characteristic of key position within the Corps. Personnel at the lower levels (GS 11 and 12) spend much more time in Use Knowledge and Skills in a Technical Capacity--those activities for which an engineer is trained. Personnel at these levels can remain specialists. Personnel at higher levels (GS 15 and 16) spread their time over all nine of the categories studied, thus assuming the role of a manager and generalist, so that engineering duties become less important. This study resulted in a better understanding of the job activities rated as being of greater importance at the mangerial levels of the Corps. The analyses indicated that the selection process should concentrate on an applicant's ability to perform those duties required at the higher level--not on past demonstrated ability in activities that may not be relevant at the higher level.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA074175
Entities
People
- Clifford Abe
- David G. Fox
- Robert L. Ellison
- Wayne D. Veneklasen
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory