The book discusses in detail the concepts starting from Strategic Human Resource Acquisition to the development and retention of these assets. The book explores how the traditional theories and practices of Human Resource management are responding to emerging technological and organizational realities and touches upon the novel concepts in the field of HR like Work place analytics, HR Outsourcing, High Performing Work Systems.Rich pedagogical features include chapter objectives, chapter-opening case studies, real-world examples, summary, review questions, skill-development exercises and chapter-ending cases.Skill-development exercises such as student assignments appear at the end of each chapter and allow readers to participate in a real-life situation and apply learning from the chapter.Industry and Research Insights to help student understand the real- time market environmentComprehensive case study at the end of the book to visualize the whole of Strategic Human Resource ManagementInterviews of HR professionals, primarily from Indian companies.Online resources Instructor resources are uploaded for the ease of class room discussions 1 Strategic Human Resource Management–An Overview2 An Investment Perspective of SHRM3 The Human Resource Environment4 Formulating Strategy: Aligning HR Strategy to the Organizational Strategy5 Work Force Planning6 Implementation of Strategy: Hiring to Firing7 High Performance Work Systems8 HR Metrics9 HR Outsourcing10 Strategic Alliance: Role of HR11 HR Branding.