Regine D.

Perez October 2, 2023

BSMA 4A Human Resource Management

Topic 1

ACTIVITY NO. 1

Instruction: After reading on the challenges of Human Resources, I want you to write all your thoughts in
the table below. Reflect on how these challenges affect human resources today. Express it in your own
words.

CHALLENGE REFLECTION

Changing employee expectations today require HR to adapt by

Changing Employee offering flexible work arrangements, promoting work-life
Expectations balance, focusing on diversity and inclusion, and embracing
modern technology to attract, engage, and retain talent
effectively.
Rapidly changing technology has altered the field of human
resources, necessitating regular updating of HR professionals’
knowledge and methods. For recruitment, training, and
communication, they must make use of digital tools while
maintaining data security and privacy. Technology has also given
Rapidly Changing Technology rise to new HR positions like data analysts and HR tech
specialists, which are needed to fully realize the potential of
data-driven decision-making and to expedite HR procedures for
the benefit of both employees and the success of the
organization.

The current emphasis on increasing productivity puts further

Emphasis on Increased pressure on human resources to establish plans that promote
Productivity employee wellbeing and work-life balance while simultaneously
enhancing productivity.
The development of new employment models like outsourcing
New Modalities of puts human resources in the difficult position of managing a
Employment – Outsourcing more diversified and dispersed workforce while providing
regulatory compliance and upholding a consistent corporate
culture.

Flatter organizations require HR professionals to promote open

Flatter Organization communication, empower employees, and offer career growth
based on skills, while emphasizing leadership development and
team-building to create a collaborative work environment.
 Human resources must help managers in adopting collaborative
Fall of the Command-and Control leadership techniques while encouraging more independent and
Manager empowered employees to replace command-and-control
management styles.

ACTIVITY NO. 2

Did you enjoy your time travel? Let’s see what you’ve got in that time machine.

Instruction: Arrange the following situational sentences. Use numbers 1-5 to identify the firs to last
occurrence of events. Write your answer on the box provided.

1. KC applied in XYZ Company and successfully pass their requirements. She is scientifically
4 chosen and is taught the exact way to do the job. There is now a clear division of work in XYZ
Company
2. XYZ is now focusing on the empowerment of human resources. Employees are given the
3 right to participate in the decision making during their meetings to improve management in
the company. It is aiming for teamwork to achieve its role in the business world.
3. John is an XYZ employee, he is working in the assembly line production where he will be
5 performing repetitive tasks. In the assembly line production, employees work together to
achieve consumer demands.
4. XYZ Company introduced itself in the market. Upon its function, working arrangements
2 involved close relationships between employee and employer. Employees of XYZ Company
were often required to live in the company or home of the employer. If the employee is sick,
employer is responsible for his/her health and welfare.
1 5. XYZ Company become a bigger company. Due to massive production, division of labor takes
place. This led to many changes in manufacturing process of the company.

ACTIVITY NO. 3

Instruction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise. Write your answer on the box
provided.

Answer Statement
True 1. In the future, managing people may be referred to human capital management.
False 2. To keep pace with rapidly changing technology, less amount of money has to be spent
in training and retraining of employees.
False 3. Barking orders under the command and control concept will be very effective but
people empowerment in the workplace will also do.
True 4. Adam Smith is known as the Father of Capitalism, while Frederick W. Taylor is
considered to be the Father of Scientific Management.
True 5. HRM is defined as the productive use of people in achieving the organization’s strategic
 business objectives and the satisfaction of individual.
False 6. Human Capital refers to people in the organization with the same values and aspirations
in the business but different cultural and family background, education, attitudes, and
temper.
True 7. HRM is defined as the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an
organization’s most valued assets – the people.
True 8. Personnel management speed of decision is slow compared to HRM. The statement is
based from the matrix form of Stredwick’s model of distinguishing Personnel from HRM.
False 9. Elton Mayo’s study highlighted the improved productivity gained by paying attention to
workers (referred to as the Hawthorn effect).
False 10. One impact of restructuring organizations on HRM is developing and implementing
policies to minimize the pain in downsizing. The policies need to set standards from
communicating the termination to affected employeesonly.

Topic 2

ACTIVITY NO. 1

Read and analyze the scenario to answer the following questions.

Employees Employee or Employer Type of Employment

1. Jojo Santos Employee Regular Employee

2. Joel Employee Project or Casual Employee

3. Jonald Employee Regular Employee

4. Anthony Employee Regular Employee

5. Kevin Employee Regular Employee

ACTIVITY NO. 2
Looking back on the scenario in Activity 1, answer the following questions below.

1. What are the Labor laws and rights involve in Jojo’s case? Justify your answer.
 Jojo Santos may have labor rights related to due process, protection against unjust
termination, and rights to personal belongings, and he has sought assistance from his
labor union after being terminated without proper explanation or investigation by the
company.
2. If you were Jojo’s supervisor, what do you think is the best way to handle the situation? Is
termination the best solution? Elaborate your answer.
 If I were Jojo's supervisor, I would handle the situation by conducting a thorough
investigation into the incident, taking consideration of company policies, giving Jojo due
process, exploring less severe disciplinary actions before considering termination, as it
should be the last option, ensuring fairness and compliance with labor laws and
regulations.
3. If you were Jojo Santos, what are you going to do upon receiving your termination? Give a
detailed action plan.
 If I were Jojo Santos, I would speak with HR, gather information, speak with a labor
union or legal counsel, be aware of my rights, and put my personal wellbeing first.

ACTIVITY NO. 3

Can you identify whether the person is an employee or an employer?

Employee 1. Allen works as a manager for over year in MGC Company. He decides where to
assign the newly hired in the production area.
Employee 2. Jessie got hired as an announcer in KBC Production. She is still considered as a
trainee for 6 months.
Employee 3. Hannie works as an HR assistant for 7 months. She is always supporting in the
hiring process of the company.
Employer 4. From small business, John was able to manage his own business to become a
well-known corporation in the industry.
Employee and 5. Karen is working as an Accountant. She plays an important role in Holland
possibly Company while she is also working in her own Accounting Firm. Karen and
Employer Holland Company came up their own agreement and arrangement in working as
an Accountant.