This document contains 14 papers on human resources (HR) and human resource management (HRM) in virtual organizations. The following papers are included: "Series Preface" (Rodger Griffeth); "Volume Preface" (Robert L. Heneman, David B. Greenberger); "The Virtual Organization: Definition, Description, and Identification" (David B. Greenberger, Sheng Wang); "HR Strategy in Virtual Organizations" (N. Fredric Crandall, Marc J. Wallace Jr.); "HR Outsourcing and the Virtual Organization" (John McClendon, Brian S. Klaas, Thomas W. Gainey); "Virtual HR Departments: Getting Out of the Middle" (Scott A. Snell, Donna Stueber, David P. Lepak); "The Role of the HR Professional in the Virtual Organization" (Dave Ulrich, Richard W. Beatty); "Job Analysis and Competency Assessment" (Kathryn M. DeCaprio); "From Traditional to Virtual: Staffing the Organization of the Future Today" (Jill E. Ellingson, Carolyn Wiethoff); "Training and Development in Virtual Organizations" (Raymond A. Noe, Marcia J. Simmering); "Performance Management in the Virtual Workplace" (Jeanette N. Cleveland, Susan Mohammed, Amie L. Skattebo); "Hybrid Reward Systems for Virtual Organizations: A Review and Recommendations" (Robert L. Heneman, Judith W. Tansky, Edward C. Tomlinson); "Negotiation in Virtual Organizations" (Roy L. Lewicki, Brian R. Dineen); "HRM Strategies in Managing Virtual Organizations in China: A Case Analysis of Banking E-Commerce Projects" (Zhong-Ming Wang); "Organization, Work, and Human Resources Process Redesign at Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic Division: A Case Study" (N. Frederic Crandall, Marc. J. Wallace Jr.); and "HRM and the Virtual Workplace: Some Concluding Observations and Future Directions" (Robert L. Cardy). Most papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)