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"Ivancevich’s Human Resource Management, 11e takes a managerial orientation; that is it takes the position that HRM is relevant to managers in every unit, project, or team. Managers are constantly faced with HRM issues, problems, and decision-making and the text's primary goal is to show how each manager must be a human resource problem solver and diagnostician. This book pays attention to the application of HRM approaches in ""real"" organizational settings and situations. Realism, understanding, and critical thinking were important in the revision. Students and faculty alike have identified readability and relevance as key strengths of the text. It provides a book that stimulates ideas and keeps all users up-to-date on HRM thinking and practice.Highlights• Focus on managers and leaders who have the responsibility of optimizing performance and doing what is ethically correct; employees who perform the work; and HRM specialists who advise, support, and aid managers and non-managers in their work.• Stronger emphasis on managerial responsibilities and actions pertaining to HRM activities is woven throughout the content and chapter elements.• Each chapter begins with a Career Challenge, a short situation emphasizing applied HRM techniques and issues that is further developed at various points in the chapter and at its conclusion.• Key themes have been integrated in the content and pedagogical elements of each chapter: managing diversity, legal issues of HRM, productivity growth, globalization, impact of technology, embedded nature of TQM, strategically managing HRM, enhancing employee skills, changing nature of work, and current examples.• Each chapter concludes with an application case(s) and/or experiential exercises reflecting HRM issues, concerns, and problems faced in organizations of various sizes and in a wide array of industries.• Pedagogical Features: In order to make the book relevant, interesting, scholarly, and practical, a number of pedagogical procedures were adopted and strengthened with each new edition. Each chapter contains most of the following elements: Brief list of behavioral learning objectives and an outline of the chapter. Career Challenge —a short situation emphasizing applied HRM techniques and issues that introduces each chapter and is further developed at various points in the chapter and at its conclusion. HR Journal —a brief news story or best-in-class example about an actual company, technique, or group of people. HR Memo —a margin item that highlights a statistic, fact, historical point, or relevant piece of information. Chapter Summary —a handy, concise reference to the chapter’s main points. List of Key Terms (plus a comprehensive glossary of key terms at the end of the book). Questions for Review and Discussion. HRM Legal Advisor —a brief legal point, case, or fact tied to the content of the chapter. Application case(s) and/or experiential exercises—reflecting HRM issues, concerns, and problems faced in organizations of various sizes and in a wide array of industries."