PART I. THE STRATEGIC APPROACH. 1. The Strategic Approach to Human Resource Management. 2. Formulating a Corporate and Human Resource Strategy. 3. The External and Global Environment for Human Resources: Change and Diversity. PART II. STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN RESOURCE ACQUISITION AND PLACEMENT. 4. Human Resource Planning and Information Systems. 5. Equal Employment Opportunity and Managing Diversity. 6. Job Analysis. 7. Recruitment, Selection, and Retention. PART III. STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMIZING HUMAN RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY. 8. Job Design. 9. Socialization, Training, and Development. 10. Strategies for Effective Performance Appraisal Systems. 11. Strategic Compensation Systems. 12. Improving Productivity. PART IV. STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING HUMAN RESOURCES. 13. Benefit Plans. 14. Managing Health, Safety, and Stress. 15. Ethics, Employee Rights, and Employer Responsibilities. 16. Unions and Strategic Collective Bargaining. PART V. STRATEGIC SEPARATION. 17. Separation Restructuring and the Virtual Organization.