Human Resource Management - 2026 Release

Integration of AI and Technology in HR Practices. The Canadian 2026 Release of Steen features expanded discussion on AI-enabled technologies, automation, generative AI applications, and their impact on employee experience, recruitment, training, performance management, and organizational outcomes.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenous Representation. An enhanced focus to indigenous achievements, wellness benefits and workforce integration has been applied to the Canadian 2026 Release. Steen includes updates on diversity initiatives, neurodiverse talent, gender affirmation benefits and culturally relevant practices.

Evolving Workforce Strategies and Organizational Priorities. The Canadian 2026 Release provides an updated emphasis on skills-based hiring, upskilling/reskilling, remote work design, psychological health, and career development. Students are exposed to further exploration of global operations, unionization trends, geopolitical risks, and ethical considerations in AI usage.

People & Purpose: Indigenous Voices and HR. Available in Steen Connect, a video series hosted by Dr. Shelley Price, features interviews with Indigenous entrepreneurs and business leaders sharing their perspectives on human resources, business and reconciliation. All 6 videos include both multiple choice and short-answer questions for assigning within Connect and a full Instructor’s Manual to best support integration in Canadian HRM courses.

New Cases. The new Managing Talent Case Studies and new Exploring HRM in Practice Case Studies have been introduced in each chapter to apply the concepts by looking at organizations and how their practices illustrate chapter content. These case studies provide external examples to bring into the classroom, along with questions for assignment or discussion.

AI Reader. Encourage discovery and boost understanding with AI Reader. Designed to facilitate active reading, AI Reader within McGraw Hill Connect provides students with AI tools to enhance their comprehension, retention, and critical thinking. Students can use AI Reader within the Connect eBook and/or SmartBook to highlight words or sections to see different explanations, create quiz-questions for self-study, copy helpful explanations to their notes, and follow citations to find the original context of the AI-generated explanation.

Evergreen™. Content and technology are ever-changing, and it is important that you can keep your course up to date with the latest content and assessments. That’s why we want to deliver the most current and relevant content for your course, hassle-free. McGraw Hill uses an Evergreen delivery model, which is a product delivery model and experience that provides customers with the most relevant and updated content, tools, and accessibility. Engage students and freshen up assignments with up-to-date coverage of select topics and new questions, all without having to switch editions or build a new course. 

Engaging, Focused and Applied. Steen provides a particularly elevated and timely coverage of current HR issues, is easy to read, and provides the content, tools, and resources to illuminate the relevance of HR to future and current employees, managers, entrepreneurs, executives, and HR professionals. 

Active Learning and Critical Thinking. Steen supports critical thinking, active learning and outcomes-based teaching by offering a wide range of learning materials that will suit all types of course formats and learning styles: end of chapter critical-thinking exercises and cases, interactive video cases, and interesting individual and group work activities (online Experiencing HR feature and Application Based Activities). 

HR Analytics and Decision Making. Steen continues to provide students with an opportunity to consider how data can be transformed into insights to enhance employee experience and business performance.

Indigenizing the Workplace Running Case. Prepared by Wanda Rockthunder, an instructor at SIIT and from the Muskowekwan First Nation, and with contributions from Shelley Price, an associate professor at Acadia University and an Inuk woman of mixed ancestry born in NunatuKavut, Labrador, is once again featured in Steen. The case follows the fictional company Human Initiatives as it engages with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and begins the process of Indigenizing its workplace.

McGraw Hill Connect®. Predictive, Personal and Powered by AI. McGraw Hill Connect is an award-winning digital teaching and learning platform designed to empower students and streamline course management for instructors. With cutting-edge adaptive technology and AI-driven tools, Connect delivers personalized learning experiences that help students achieve their full potential. For instructors, Connect provides comprehensive reporting, actionable data, and valuable insights designed to amplify teaching. 

SmartBook®. Within Connect, students have access to SmartBook, McGraw Hill’s adaptive learning and reading resource. SmartBook creates a safe space for learning and confidence building, as students receive immediate and meaningful feedback to help guide their study. By prompting students with questions and assessing individual answers, SmartBook learns what a student knows and identifies which topics they need to practice, giving each student a personalized learning experience and path to success.

ReadAnywhere® App. Read or study when it’s convenient with McGraw Hill’s free ReadAnywhere app. Available for iOS and Android smartphones or tablets, the ReadAnywhere App gives users access to McGraw Hill tools including the eBook and SmartBook or Adaptive Learning Assignments in McGraw Hill Connect. Students can take notes, highlight, and complete assignments offline—all their work will sync when connected to Wi-Fi. Students log in with their Connect username and password to start learning—anytime, anywhere!