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Competing books are focused on the academic part of HRM, which isnecessary in a university or college setting. However, the goalwith this book is not only to provide the necessary academicbackground information but also to present the material with apractitioner’s focus on both large and small businesses. While thewriting style is clear and focused, we don’t feel jargon andten-dollar words are necessary to making a good textbook. Clear andconcise language makes the book interesting and understandable (notto mention more fun to read) to the future HRM professional andmanager alike. It is highly likely that anyone in business willhave to take on an HRM role at some point in their careers. Forexample, should you decide to start your own business, many of thetopics discussed will apply to your business. This is the goal ofthis book; it is useful enough for the HRM professional, but theinformation presented is also applicable to managers, supervisors,and entrepreneurs. All departments within an organization mustprove their value and contributions to the overall businessstrategy, and the same is true with HRM. As companies are becomingmore concerned with cutting costs, HRM departments must show thevalue they add to the organization through alignment with businessobjectives. Being able to add value starts with understanding someof the challenges of businesses and finding ways to reduce anegative impact on the business. This section will discuss some ofthe HRM challenges, and the rest of this text will dive intogreater detail about how to manage these challenges. Author: SaylorURL: http://www.saylor.org/books Licensed: Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License Credits ProjectFast Hub, http://www.projectfasthub.com EPUB3Reader, V. Giacometti,M. Giuriato, B. Petrantuono