Managing human resources student value edition 7th ed edition by luis r gomez mejia author david b balkin author robert l cardy author 0 more 43 out of 5 stars 82 ratings. This 7th edition has been fully revised to include a whole new international hrm chapter the latest developments in equality legislation greater coverage of the increasingly important need to develop and keep talent within organisations more emphasis on employee engagement equality and diversity a focus on developing your employability skills in areas such as management of self management . Managing human resources expose students to a variety of hr issues managers notebooks present a variety of issues that managers confront daily such as how to provide feedback during an appraisal or preparing employees for a layoff approximately half of the managers notebooks are new in the seventh edition. 4 human resource management and the labour market 5 talent management 6 managing equality and diversity 7 learning and development 8 leadership and management development 9 organisational development 10 the employment relationship and employee rights at work 11 employee engagement 12 performance management 13 employee reward . Introducing human resource management is a lively and engaging introduction to the key topics and issues surrounding people management clearly linking hr theory to the work environment this book explores core areas such as hr strategy and planning employee engagement diversity and equality and talent management and development the text