Managing Human Resources 2nd edition is an abridged version of Ray Stone's Human Resource Management 6th edition, the longest running and most successful Australian textbook ever produced in the field of HRM. Its 16 chapters present a concise coverage of key topics typically taught in a 12 or 13 week teaching semester. Thoroughly updated from the 1st edition, key features include:- Integrated coverage of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005, and its impact on HRM.- Letters to the editor, newsbreaks, case studies, interviews with human resource practitioners, and a wealth of end of chapter activities that provide ample stimulus material for analysis and discussion. NEW TO THIS EDITION