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DAVE ULRICH is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan where he is on the core faculty of the Michigan Executive Program. BusinessWeek lists him as one of the world's "top ten educators" in management and the top educator in human resources. Ulrich has received the Pericles Pro Meritus Award for outstanding contribution to the field of HR, and has consulted with over half of the Fortune 200. He is the author of Human Resource Champions and coauthor of Organizational Capability (Wiley) and The Boundaryless Organization.

MICHAEL R. LOSEY, SPHR, is President and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Secretary General of the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA). He has more than 35 years' experience in all areas of human resource management. He is an NAHR Fellow, and a frequent speaker and author on human resource management issues.

GERRY LAKE is Managing Editor of the Human Resource Management Journal, which presents research on cutting-edge HR topics and is affiliated with the University of Michigan Business School. She has designed, managed, and made presentations in workshops around the world for such clients as Amoco, Digital Equipment, the Federal Aviation Administration, and Columbia University. And she has published in the areas of adult transitions and human resources.

Partial table of contents:

MANAGE HUMAN RESOURCES LIKE A BUSINESS.

The Business of Human Resources (K. Alvares).

Frameworks for Human Resource Professionals Participating in Business Relationships (D. Lake).

PLAY NEW ROLES.

What Human Resource Practitioners Need to Know for the Twenty-First Century (W. Burke).

RESPECT HISTORY, CREATE A FUTURE.

The Future of Human Resources: Forging Ahead or Falling Behind?

(R. Anderson).

Leadership Development in the Future: The Impact of New Technology (M. Goldsmith).

BUILD AN INFRASTRUCTURE.

Human Resource Leadership in Knowledge-Based Entities: Shaping the Context of Work (H. Bahrami & S. Evans).

REMEMBER THE "HUMAN" IN HUMAN RESOURCE.

Is the Human Resource Function Neglecting the Employees?

(B. Ellig).

GO GLOBAL.

The Human Resource Challenge in China: The Importance of Guanxi (A. Tsui).

About the Authors.

Index.