Workload analysis would enable an assessment of the :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Number and type of human resources required for the Job performance
Option (1) Number and type of human resources available — Incorrect. This is shown by workforce analysis, not workload analysis.
Option (2) Number and type of human resources required for the Job performance — Correct. Workload analysis enables an assessment of the number and types of human resources necessary for the performance of various jobs.
Option (3) Number of human resources available — Incorrect. The number available is found by workforce analysis.
Option (4) Organization being overstaffed — Incorrect. Overstaffing is found when the required number from workload analysis is compared with the available number from workforce analysis. Workload analysis alone does not show it.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(i) Estimating the Manpower Requirements: … Operationally, understanding the manpower requirements would necessitate workload analysis on the one hand and workforce analysis on the other. Workload analysis would enable an assessment of the number and types of human resources necessary for the performance of various jobs and accomplishment of organisational objectives. Workforce analysis would reveal the number and type available. In fact such an exercise would reveal whether we are understaffed, overstaffed or optimally staffed. …” |