The specific types of performance management systems are covered in Chapter 8, and the many issues involved in developing reward systems are discussed in Chapters 11 through 13. In other word, the role of the HRM function becomes one of (1) ensuring that the company has the proper number of employees with the levels and types of skills required by the strategic plan and (2) developing control systems that ensure that those employees are acting in ways that promote the achievement of the goals specified in the strategic plan.