The Sixth Edition of "Human Resource Management" focuses on the enhancement of personal competencies while providing a theoretical and experiential approach to the study of human resource management ‎(‎HRM‎)‎‎.‎ The authors provide the conceptual background and content necessary to understand the relevant issues in HRM‎,‎ along with individual and group exercises that require the application of chapter content to specific problems designed to develop critical personal competencies‎.‎ Students "learn by doing" by participating in experiential exercises that require the application of HRM knowledge expected of practicing managers and HR generalists‎.‎