13 Chapter 2: Critical Literature Review 2.1 ... - Dissertation

62research methodology, it was observed that the most profound of implications were in the areasof the knowledge and skills required for the job, as well as the mental demands that the positionentails. It was concluded that job accountability has the lowest level of significance in the casewhere Willis Position Job Evaluation System is concerned (Lewis and Stevens, 1990). As theresearch came to a conclusion, it was fair in highlighting the vulnerabilities to which it had beenexposed as a result of the chosen and implemented research methodology, but claimed all thesame that the trends uncovered by the research were ones that previous research studies hadfailed to do effectively.2.15.6 Designing a Comparable Worth Based Job Evaluation System: Failure of an a PrioriApproachDesigning a comparable worth based job evaluation system: Failure of and a prioriapproach was published in volume 19 of the Public Personnel Management Journal. The articleinitiates by bringing to light the latest trends in public sector job evaluation practices. Accordingto the authors, the renewed concern in this regard is one that has been brought forth due toconcerns in the area of pay equity. The authors however seem to be established in their opinionabout the presence of gender bias in job evaluation practices as they highlight the essentialreasons because of which job evaluation and pay equity are given supplementing significance(Tompkins, Brown and McEwen, 1990). For its foundations, the research relied heavily on astudy by the National Academy of Sciences. The research highlighted the fact that it wasessential to realize that modern day employers choose to employ varying job evaluationprocedures to different job categories. This practice makes it increasingly difficult and complexto ensure that pay equity principles are followed. The second attribute in this case that theresearch highlights is that the frame of reference established and used in the purpose of job