The second edition of this popular volume provides management students and senior practitioners with a completely new and updated guide to the latest work in the field. This selection of important and highly readable articles from authors around the world charts key developments that have changed the theory and practice of SHRM over the last six years. Covers issues of globalization and knowledge management, and their effect on the field of HRM and SHRM. Includes more articles that discuss international aspects of HRM and SHRM and that demonstrate the use of HRM and SHRM for global competitive advantage. Explores and highlights the new reality of knowledge management and its implications for HRM and SHRM.