This book covers all of the core Human Resource Management topics, while focusing on strategic decision making and managerial problem solving. The managerial problem solving is acheived through numerous ???????You Manage It??????? activities and two critical thinking cases per chapter. The text has an international focus and high quality cases that can be used in more rigorous classroom situations. Table of Contents 1. Meeting Present and Emerging Strategic Human Resource Challenges. 2. Managing Work Flows and Conducting Job Analysis. 3. Understanding Equal Opportunity and the Legal Environment. 4. Managing Diversity 5. Recruiting and Selecting Employees. 6. Managing Employee Separations, Downsizing and Outplacement. 7. Appraising and Managing Performance. 8. Training the Workforce. 9. Developing Careers. 10. Managing Compensation. 11. Rewarding Performance. 12. Designing and Administering Employee Benefits. 13. Developing Employee Relations. 14. Respecting Employee Rights and Managing Discipline. 15. Working with Organized Labor. 16. Managing Workplace Safety and Health. 17. Meeting the International HR Challenge.