The most recent period of SHRM research is characterized by a number of established ideas and issues either further examined
or tweaked, and a few new ideas or avenues that offer promise for enhancing our knowledge of this field. First, evidence continues
to accumulate that there is a relationship between HR systems and organizational performance, although the causal sequence may
be more reciprocal than direct. Researchers also are taking a closer look at the focal constructs of HR systems and organizational
performance. In contrast to early research in which these constructs were measured simplistically, new perspectives suggest a
more complex view that teases out critical dimensions of each.