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Human Resource Management 1995

How strategic is HRM?

Kathryn Martell1; Stephen J. Carroll2

1 Health Strat (Kenya) · 2 Individual Differences

Abstract

This study of 115 subsidiaries of Fortune 500 companies indicates that a majority had integrated HRM and strategic planning systems within their organizations. HRM issues were explicitly discussed in strategic plans; HRM executives were involved in the planning process as “strategic partners”; and HRM was generally recognized as playing an important role in implementing business strategies. The degree of integration present was not related to short‐run firm performance, however, time lags may be a factor. Implications of these findings are drawn.

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10.1002/hrm.3930340203
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