The document discusses the parallel approaches of rhetoric (developmental humanism) and reality (utilitarian instrumentalism) in workforce management. It focuses on treating employees as both valuable assets and as numbers, and examines whether there is a difference between these instrumental and humanistic approaches. A t-test analysis found no significant difference between the two approaches based on the data collected.

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4. This study examines
the two parallel ends
i.e. Rhetoric
(Developmental
Humanism) and Reality
(Utilitarian
Instrumentalism) in
workforce
management.

5. • Focuses on integration of human
resource policies, systems and
activities with business strategy.
• Considered as expense of doing
business
• Deploying human
resources as
numbers and skills
at the right price
rather than the
source of creative
energy

7. • The focus is on treating
employees as valued
assets and a source of
competitive advantage
• Capable of development
and worthy of trust
• Generating commitment
via communication,
motivation and leadership
• The focus is on the
"human" in HRM
• Employee empowerment

9. Paired Sample T-Test is used here. The null hypothesis
specifies that the mean will remain unchanged since there
is no difference between humanism and instrumentalism.
The significant value is greater than 0.05 therefore
ACCEPT Ho.
If significant value is 0.269>0.05 ACCEPT Ho
Paired Samples Statistics
Std. Error
Mean N Std. Deviation Mean
Pair 1 Human_SM 3.05 200 .419 .030
Instru_SM 3.01 200 .442 .031
Paired Samples Test
Paired Differences
95% Confidence
Std. Error Interval of the Difference
Mean Std. Deviation Mean Lower Upper t df Sig. (2-tailed)
Pair 1 Human_SM - Instru_SM .045 .570 .040 -.035 .124 1.109 199 .269

10. • There is no such difference
between instrumentalism and
humanism
•Whilst hard and soft HRM
both give weight to a link with
strategy and the importance
of people hence no difference
between the two.

11. What should be done?

13. “He who asks
a question is a fool for
five minutes; he who
does not ask
a question remains a
fool forever”