"Human resource management is changing fast, and all managers need a strong foundation in human resource concepts and techniques. Based on the principle that strategic human resource management must build the employee competencies and behaviors that achieve companies' strategic goals, Fundamentals of Human Resource Management presents the skills and knowledge that managers need to perform their day-to-day responsibilities. The fifth edition includes the following tools and features to cover the latest develoments and help relate major concepts to real businesses : NEW - Trends Shaping HR features highlight how managers today accomplish their HR tasks ; NEW - The unique HR and the Gig Economy features show how companies manage gig workers' HR needs ; A unique Strategy Model provides a "big picture" view of strategic human resource management ; A range of real-world cases and practical tools, including HR as a Profit Center, HR in Practice, Diversity Counts, HR Tools for Line Managers and Small Businesses, and HR Practices Around the Globe, helps to develop students' work and employability skills ; Practical examples and advice have been provided in every chapter on how managers can build engaged employee work teams and companies. Also available for this book is MyLab Management, an optional suite of course-management and assessment tools that allow instructors to set and deliver courses online, tailored to the needs of their students."