Take a current look at HR and its impact on today's organizations using the best-selling, most authoritative resource for HR management -- Valentine/Meglich/Mathis/Jackson's HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 17th EDITION. Updates include new opening headlines and closing cases, as well as updated content on ethics and the ethical process, HR leadership, use of social media, technology, and the impact of current economic conditions on the profession. This edition addresses all major topics for professional examinations by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Human Resource Certification Institute. It provides an overview of the SHRM Basic Applied Skills and Knowledge Model. Reorganized and streamlined topics in each chapter demonstrate how HR impacts organizational strategy. The authors blend theory and practice to highlight emerging trends in technology, globalization and HR metrics and to demonstrate how current events shape HR today.