Human Resource Management, 16th edition, provides students in human resource management courses and practicing managers with a complete and practical introduction to modern human resource management concepts and techniques in a highly readable form. This book has always emphasized giving all managers the  skills they need to do their jobs. And today, with employers transferring more HR tasks to line managers, it’s more important than ever that all managers—notmjust HR managers—be skilled in human resource management concepts and techniques. As the following figure sums up, you’ll therefore find an emphasis here on the practical material you need to perform your day-to-day management responsibilities, even if you never spend one day as an HR manager. This 16th edition therefore continues the book’s emphasis on strategic human resource management and on improving performance, productivity, and profitability at work. This 16th edition also provides a comprehensive fully integrated treatment of strategic human resource management.