This ninth edition retains the point of view and the descriptive method which characterized the first edition. We present a comprehensive and consistent point of view at the policy level.
The basic framework consists of the following sequence of functions : Procurement of personnel, Development through training and education, Compensation to insure equity and incentive, Integration to aligninterest of employees, management and the uniom, Maintenance to insure continuation of this able and willing workforce, Separation to return personnel to society when no longer required.