Guided Reading Worksheet: HRM Analysis & Discussion - Semester 1

This assignment is a guided reading worksheet designed to enhance understanding of academic journal articles, specifically focusing on Human Resource Management (HRM). The worksheet requires students to paraphrase information from the assigned articles, analyze the Harvard model of HRM, and explore concepts like stakeholder theory, agency theory, and the importance of HRM in organizations. The student summarizes the article's abstract, introduction, literature review, methods, and conclusion, and provides a comprehensive overview of the key findings and implications of the research. The assignment aims to improve reading and comprehension skills, preparing students to write an in-class essay based on the gathered information. The student also answers specific questions related to the readings, further solidifying their understanding of the topic and its relevance in the field of management.

GUIDED READING WORKSHEET
The purpose of this task is to improve your skills and efficiency at reading AND understanding academic journal articles. The task is designed so that the notes
that you make and knowledge you gather from reading the assigned articles can be used to write your in-class essay.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST PARAPHRASE ALL MATERIAL FROM THE GUIDED READINGS. DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO COPY OR CUT AND PASTE INTO THIS
WORKSHEET. IF YOU DO THIS YOU WILL BE PLAGIARISING AND THIS WILL BE DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY.
Guided Readings must be on this template. When completed this sheet should not be more than 1 page, 2 sides.
Article bibliographic details Note FULL bibliographic details (You MUST do this)
The abstract and introduction
What is this article about?
1. Week one article
2. The article is about the Harvard method of Human Resource management that initiates new way of thinking about the
employee culture and the improvement about the employees. The article concentrates on the multi stakeholder perspective
that analyses the Harvard model. The article puts forward the fact that this concept has to have a wider concept and it must
have a multi layer approach. The approach was earlier restricted only to the management. The perspective needs to be
changed. The article opines the fact that the stakeholders form an important part of the company and this is the reason they
are supposed to be aware of the model of recruitment (Beer, Boselie and Brewster, 2015).
The literature review. This is usually a section
after the introduction in an article. It outlines
existing research and theory on a topic or problem
area. It usually leads to a set of research questions or
hypotheses.
Read the literature review section and write a brief summary that elaborates on ideas set out in the abstract and introduction.
The theory that has been used in this case is the agency theory. This concentrates on the rewards and incentive system that is
necessary that forms a basic part of the corporate strategy and the corporate governance. The theory concentrates on the fact
that employee motivation is employee motivation is required in order to get good production in an organization.
The gap that has been found in the research that the leaders were not helped and it was even found that the stakeholders did
not reciprocate well to the ideas of the leaders. The biggest gap was while the leaders decided to develop a stakeholders
analysis they did not receive any guidance on how to do so. Therefore the gap is in the role of the leaders.
The methods, data analysis and results
Outlines and justifies how the research was done.
Presents analysed data and interprets results.
Skim read these sections and briefly note method, sample and form of analysis
the method that has been used in the article is the secondary method of research. The research shows that it was extremely
important to generate business. The report on financial view points out that the shareholders would suffer in the business if
the same does not meet the requirement of the stakeholders (Khan, 2016).
Conclusion and discussion
This section will tell you what the findings mean and
how they add to our knowledge of the topic.
Read this section carefully. Briefly summarise:
HRM is human resource management and they are extremely necessary in an organization. This department deals with the
needs of the employees and the factors that are necessary to take care of the needs of the employees.
It is important to know about HRM as it helps the organization to take care of the employees as they are the pillars of the
organization.
There are various perspectives and models of HRM. Some of the models are Harvard model, Best-fit model and resource-
based model. Harvard model deals with the rewards of the employees, Best-fit develops a contingency plan and resource-
based develops the resource that is required in an organization. This includes the employees, the staffs, the managers etc.
Finally YOU MUST DO THIS
In 250-300 words respond to the questions related to the assigned Guided Reading. You will find the questions on Moodle
and in the Weekly Class Guide:

Semester 1 2018
Adapted from http://www.brockport.edu/sociology/journal.html

References
Beer, M., Boselie, P. and Brewster, C. (2015). Back to the Future: Implications for the Field of HRM of the Multistakeholder Perspective Proposed 30 Years
Ago. Human Resource Management, 54(3), pp.427-438.
Khan, M. (2016). Harvard Model of human resource management: In need of the stakeholder theory?.