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Harvey, Robert J. – Personnel Psychology, 1986
Addresses selecting among and using the numerous quantitative job classification procedures, with a focus on the decision-making tasks and practical difficulties that confront users of each. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Grouping, Decision Making, Job Analysis
Hartman, E. Alan; And Others – 1987
Any attempt to describe every job position and the activities contained in it would yield a confusing mass of information. Consequently, industrial psychologists have generated methods for classifying occupational positions into a smaller number of jobs or job families. Based on prior research it has been concluded that different kinds of job…
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Grouping, Higher Education, Job Analysis
Farrell, William T. – 1975
"Classification: Purposes, Principles, Progress, Prospects" by Robert R. Sokal is reprinted in this document. It summarizes the principles of classification and cluster analysis in a manner which is of specific value to the Marine Corps Office of Manpower Utilization. Following the article is a 184 item bibliography on cluster analysis…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, Cluster Analysis, Cluster Grouping
Pass, J. J.; Cunningham, J. W. – 1977
A study was conducted to derive an Occupation Analysis Inventory (OAI) based hierarchical occupational cluster structure which could provide the framework and content for developing an information system applicable to occupational exploration and guidance. (The OAI is an instrument containing 622 work elements which are descriptions of work…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Classification, Cluster Grouping
McCage, Ronald D.; Olson, Chris M. – 1995
A study focused on defining what is needed to build an occupational classification system using a skills-based concept. A thorough analysis was conducted of all existing classification systems and the new Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) content model so recommendations made regarding the revisions of the Standard Occupational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classification, Cluster Grouping, Job Analysis
Cunningham, J. W. – 1971
This monograph has four main objectives: (1) to define the field of ergometrics, (2) to identify some potential applications of ergometrics to problems in occupational or career education, (3) to review the relevant research literature, and (4) to suggest some conceptual approaches that might be used in conjunction with ergometric procedures.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Classification, Cluster Grouping
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Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1999
In 1994, a committee was formed to revise the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system to meet the needs of the 21st century. The committee, which was chartered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of the Census, included representatives from eight public agencies using occupational information. The SOC revision process…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Classification, Cluster Grouping