CONTENT : 1.Human Resource Management : Gaining a Competitive Advantege2 PART 1 : The Human Resource Environment 55 2.Strategic Human Resource Management 56 3.The Legal Environment : Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety 92 4.The Analysis and Design of Work 134 PART 2 : Acquisition and Preparation of Human Resources 173 5. Human Resource Planning and Recruitment 174 6. Selection and Placement216 7. Training 254 PART 3 : Assessment and Development of HRM 325 8.Performance Management 326 9.Employee Development 380 10. Employee Separation and Retention 424 PART 4 : Compensation of Human Resources 456 11. Pay Structure Decisions 460 12. Recognizing Employee Contributions with Pay 498 13. Employee Benefits 532 PART 5 : Special Topics inHuman Resource Management 573 14.Collective Bargaining and Labor relations 574 15. Managing Human Resources Globally 626 16.Strategically Managing the HRM Function 664 PART 6 : Case Studies 706