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Strategic Human Resource Management provides an in-depth theoretical treatment of the focal areas of the subject—strategic role of human resources in organizational performance, human resource environment in organizations, human resource evaluation, measurement of employee performance, mentoring, and career management. "Among the important topics discussed are: human resources as strategic assets; management of human resources from an investment perspective; integration of human resource strategy and business strategy; human resource planning, training and development; and strategic management of performance, rewards, careers, work–life balance, mentoring, and diversity in human resources. Management students will find this book highly useful for its coverage of the fundamental concepts of strategic human resource management explained through case studies, examples, figures, and tables. Human resource managers will also find the book relevant to decision-making and establishing business strategy—HR strategy linkage. " Salient Features Explores emerging issues like e-HR and international human resource management as well as current issues, such as acquisition and compensation, in strategic human resource management Addresses concepts through case studies of human resource management practices of firms such as Coca-Cola, Cisco, Eastman Kodak, McDonald's, and so on. Provides analytical and critical thinking exercises, concept review questions, group discussions, presentation exercises, and classroom and field projects.