What is the difference between job analysis and job design?

• A. Job analysis collects duties and requirements to inform hiring and pay; job design shapes how work is organized to improve motivation and efficiency; both ensure valid selection and effective task allocation
• B. Job analysis and job design are the same
• C. Job analysis concerns salary only
• D. Job design concerns only team size

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that these are two distinct HR activities with different purposes that work together. Job analysis is the process of identifying and describing what a job entails—its duties, responsibilities, required knowledge, skills, abilities, and the working conditions. The results—job descriptions and person specifications—provide the factual basis used for hiring, selecting the right candidates, planning training, and shaping compensation and performance criteria. Job design, on the other hand, is about structuring the work itself: how tasks are divided and coordinated, the level of autonomy and feedback, task variety, workload, and the overall way the job is organized to boost motivation, efficiency, and satisfaction.

So, the best answer captures that they are different but interconnected: analysis informs what the job requires and helps with selection and pay decisions, while design uses that information to shape how the work is arranged to improve performance and motivation. The other statements are inaccurate because they oversimplify or mischaracterize one or both concepts—job analysis isn’t salary-only, job design isn’t limited to team size, and they are not the same process.