LESSON 5

WHAT IS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that

focuses on the recruitment, management, and providing direction for the people who
work in an organization. As you can imagine, all of the processes and programs that are
touched by people are part of the HR kingdom.

The HRM department members provide the knowledge, necessary tools, training,
administrative services, coaching, legal and management advice, and talent
management oversight, the rest of the organization needs for successful operation.  

Many HR departments are responsible for organization development that generates the
culture of the organization. They are charged with oversight responsibilities to ensure
that their organization appropriately builds teams and inspires employee empowerment.

Additional activities sponsored by HR management can include employee and

community outreach. They are frequent mentors and members of employee teams that
address philanthropic giving, employee engagement activities, and events that involve
employee families.

HRM functions are also performed by line managers who are directly responsible for the
engagement, contribution, and productivity of their reporting staff members. In a fully
integrated talent management system, the managers play a significant role for the
recruitment process. They are also responsible for the ongoing development of and
retention of superior employees.

Organizations also perform HRM functions and tasks by outsourcing various

components to outside suppliers and vendors. The tasks that are most frequently
outsourced are those that take HR time and energy away from the HR activities that
provide the most strategic value to the company.

This outsourcing most frequently involves payroll functions, but vendors and external
consultants can help an organization with HRM in many ways. Specifically, many HR
departments outsource background checking, benefits administration, training such as
sexual harassment training, temporary staffing, and the production of employee
handbooks, policy manuals, and affirmative action plans.

HRM is the organizational function that deals with leadership and advice for dealing with
all issues related to the people in an organization. HRM, as such, deals with
compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety,
wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training. 

HRM is also a strategic and comprehensive approach to managing people and the
workplace culture and environment. Effective HRM enables employees to contribute
effectively and productively to the overall company direction and the accomplishment of
the organization's goals and objectives.

HRM is moving away from traditional personnel, administration, and transactional roles,
which are increasingly outsourced. The HRM function is now expected to add value to
the strategic utilization of employees and to ensure that employee programs
recommended and implemented impact the business in positive measurable ways.

By Susan M. Heathfield, taken from the balance careers

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/
I. Reading Comprehension

A. Learn the above passage and find the words which you think difficult and try to
understand them. If you find difficulty you may use Google Translate Answer the
following questions:

1. What is Human Resource Management (HRM)?

2. What do the HRM department members provide the knowledge?
3. What are many HR departments responsible for?
4. What are Human Resource Departments charged with oversight
responsibilities to do?
5. Who are HRM functions also performed by?
6. What are the tasks that are most frequently outsourced?
7. What does an outsourcing most frequently involve?
8. What kind of organizational function is Human Resource Management?
9. What is HRM also a strategic and comprehensive approach to do?
10. What does an effective HRM enable employees to do?

II. Structure and Written Expression

Passive Sentences

A. Passive sentences in Indonesia we can recognize them with the verbs with
prefix “di” eat=memakan is eaten = dimakan.
To remind the students how passive sentences are made, please study further
the use of relative pronouns given bellow.

ACTIVE SENTENCES PASSIVE SENTENCES

Subjects Auxiliary Verbs Objects Subjects Auxiliary To be Verb
Verbs Verbs III
1 eats 1 is/are
2 ate 2 was/were
3 is/was eating an apple 3 An apple is/was being
He/She/It eaten
4 They/We are/were eating /apples 4 /apples are/were being
5 I/You has/have/had eaten 5 has/have/had been
6 will/shall/can/ 6 will/shall/can/
must//may eat must//may
would/should/ would/should/ be
could/might could/might

B. Exercises:
 Change the following sentences into Passive sentences
1. He repaired cars in the garage
2. She has given the books to them.
3. Look they are studying the lesson in the class.
4. She will solve the problem soon
5. Does she change these materials into end products?
6. Did they test these products in the laboratory?
7. We can overcome this problem in the meeting.
8. What did she report to the management team
9. Why does he always use the lab to test the products.
10. Have you informed the important information late?

III. Speaking Practice

A. Telling your opinion about the above Reading Passage.

 Tell your opinion about the above Reading passage.
 Read and study the above text again, try to understand the content of the text
and tell your opinion about the passage.
 Try to use your own sentences to express your opinion about the reading text.
If you still find difficulty in expressing your idea, prepare in Bahasa Indonesia
first and translate into English using “Google Translate”. then tell your opinion
without reading.
 In telling your opinion, you can use the following phrases or sentences.

1. Opening:
 I think the text is interesting to read and study because…….
 I found the text interesting (amusing, funny, important, informative, too
hard to understand)…..
 In my opinion ….. the reading text is…………………..
 As far as I am concerned …
 I think….
 It seems to me……..
 I believe…………
 I consider………

2. Tell the content of the passage.

 The contents of the text is about…………..and I think……..
 The author starts by telling the readers about …
 The text begins with the description …
 The text describes …
 The author writes (states, stresses, thinks, points out) …
 According to the text …
 The text goes on to say …
3. Closing
 In conclusion …the text is…….because…………
  The author comes to the conclusion  that………………

B. Telling your Opinion with related topics.

 Tell your opinion based on the following topics by answering or commenting
the given questions below.
 Try to use your own sentences to express your opinion based on the topics. If
you still find difficulty in expressing your idea, prepare in Bahasa Indonesia
first and translate into English using “Google Translate”. then tell your opinion
without reading.
 Discuss the topics with your group in front of the class or in zoom, record the
discussion and submit to PJJ.

Example:
Why are you studying business administration? explain your answer.

Example:
Why are you studying business administration? explain your answer.
Answer:
I am studying business administration because I want to be an entrepreneur.
To be a good and success entrepreneur, someone should know how to
manage a business, and in this campus I hope I can study a lot about how to
manage a business.
1. Human Resource Management is very important function in an
organization. please explain according to your opinion.
2. Please tell, how to recruit new employees correctly according to your
opinion. Explain your answers.
3. How is a good working culture? explain your answers and give an example
4. What should we do to implement disciplines in your organization? explain
your answer and give some examples.
5. In Indonesia, we know about nepotism in recruiting employees. Is it good or
not. explain your opinion.

C. Assignment

1. Make a presentation about one of the subjects which you have studied in the
Study Program ABO.
a. Choose one of your lecturing subject which your have studied before for
example. marketing mix, how to be an entrepreneur, international trade,
etc.
b. Prepare presentation slides for your guidance in delivering the
presentation.
c. Make sure that you have learnt to deliver your presentation before telling
in front of class.
d. Make sure that every member has a turn to tell the presentation.
e. Use Google translate if you find difficulties in making sentences.
f. Choose one of the members to be the moderator of the presentation.
2. Discussion about an interesting article or video
a. Find a good article or video related to the above reading passage in
internet, Copy the article or record the video and study the article or
video as well as possible in order that each member of your English
group understand the content of the article or video
b. Discuss the article or video with your group. Make preparation first before
telling the summary of the article or the video.
c. The following questions may be used as a discussion guides.
1). Article
 What does paragraph one tell about
 What does paragraph two tell bout
 What does paragraph three tell about
 What does paragraph four tell bout
 What does paragraph five tell about
 What does paragraph six tell bout

2). Video
 What does the video tell about?
 What is your opinion about the video? the picture, the duration, the
speed of English used. etc.
 What does the video tell about?
 What is your comment the content of the video?
 What lesson can you obtain from the video.?