Synopsis Human resources is an increasingly prominent field that is taking shape thought industries and work-places world. Wide. Recognizing the fact that people are a company’s greatest asset, business leaders across the globe are coming to rely more and more upon an effective management policy that applies specifically to the area of human specifically to the area of human resources. With a rapid increase of professionals, generalists and specialists in the area of human relations, there has also been a major rise in the amount of knowledge and innovation pertaining to the most efficient and productive methods of streamlining workforce management policy. This authoritative and reliable book covers most of the areas related to human resource management. It gives a simple and lucid exposition of the basic concepts, principles and practices of human resources management and presents the accomplishments of some latest thinking and research in the field of study. The contents of this book will be suitable for learners who work as HR generalists and managers, business students who are not HR majors, and current HR professionals, especially those who are preparing for their professional certification.