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每章开头和结尾以及书的*后收有*新的案例；增加篇幅强调伦理及其在人力资源管理中所扮演的重要角色；无数小企业案例和事例交织贯穿全书；有关国际化及新技术使用的*新事例；列出公司网址，以使学生能随时上网更新信息。
Written from a "what human resources can do for you" perspective, this text demonstrates how human resources fit into the organizational big picture. Many cross-functional topics are integrated throughout including, marketing, finance, operations, and accounting. Updated cases include material that reinforces the key concepts presented in the chapters and provide additional practical perspectives to problems faced by human resource managers. 本书从战略角度来检视人力资源的典型功能，并且探究这些功能是如何与公司追求竞争优势的整体战略融为一体的。原名《Human Resource Management: A Strategic Approach, 4th》。