Leopold (human resources management, Newcastle U. Business School) and Harris (human resources management, Nottingham Trent U. Business School) provide a second edition of their guide for human resources managers and line managers. Updates in this edition reflect changes in the field and new cases and Weblinks. The book covers contemporary theory and practice based on academic findings on current research, and includes a fictional running case study that demonstrates the connections and processes of human resources management at different stages in the book. A range of case studies provides thought-provoking questions and activities to help readers appreciate how key issues shape the debate and decision-making priorities. The book also will be useful for students in human resources management at the advanced undergraduate level and above. It is not distributed in the U.S. at this time. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)