Now in its second edition, Strategic HRM: A Balanced Approach has been updated and revised throughout to examine the latest in theory and practice. Central to its theme is putting HRM in its organizational context and creating a more balanced approach to managing people.

We are pleased to present this Global Edition, which has been developed specifically to be innovative while teaching students in a clear, unbiased way. It builds upon the tradition of leadership by sticking to three main goals:

Help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and policy alternatives.

Help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic ...