This book provides a critical yet highly accessible account of the strategic role of human resource management with organizations. Introduction, Acknowledgements, The Goals of Human Resource Management, Connecting Strategy and Human Resource Management, Strategy and the Process of Strategic Management, Strategic HRM: ''Best Fit'' or ''Best Practice'', Strategic HRM and the Resource-Based View of the Firm, Managing Work and People: Searching for General Principles, Work Systems and the Changing Economics of Production, Managing Employee Voice, Managing Individual Performance and Commitment, Linking HR Systems to Organizational Performance, Managing People in Dynamic and Complex Business Contexts, Human Resource Strategy and the Dynamics of Industry-Based Competition, Corporate Human Resource Strategy in the Global Economy, Conclusions and Implications, References, Author and Subject Index.