Using the Internet.

a. Find out about this years 100 Best Companies to Work for in America according to Fortune magazine (www.fortune.com/bestcompanies). Which company would you most like to work for? Why?

b. Visit several professional associations in the United States whose members are experts in managing human resources, including

The Academy of Managements Human Resources Division (www.hrdiv.org).

WorldatWork (www.worldatwork.org).

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (www.siop.org).

The Society for Human Resource Management (www.shrm.org).

You can find links to associations in other countries at the home page of the World Federation of People Management Associations (www.wfpma.com).

c. Learn about procedures and requirements for obtaining HR certifications from the Human Resource Certification Institute (www.hrci.org) and from the Society for Human Resource Management (www.shrm.org).

d. Compare the HR code of ethics provided by the Society for Human Resource Management (www.shrm.org/about/Pages/code-of-ethics.aspx) with the code of ethics for another profession of interest to you (e.g., physician, accountant, lawyer, and psychologist).

e. Begin to learn more about the two companies featured in the cases available at www.oup.com/us/Jackson, Lincoln Electric (www.lincolnelectric.com) and Southwest Airlines (www.southwest.com). Youll want to visit the home pages of these companies often.

f. Learn more about some of the HR consulting firms including:

Mercer (www.mercerhr.com).

Deloitte (www.deloitte.com).

AON (www.aon.com).

Towers Watson (www.towerswatson.com).

PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.com).

Hewitt (www.hewitt.com).

the Hay Group (www.haygroup.com).

g. Explore how Google encourages other companies to use effective HR practices (rework.withgoogle.com).