The performance management process as a function of strategic human resource
management (SHRM) is seemingly an unparalleled task at which few, if any
organizations have succeeded (Farndale et al., 2010). One of the key reasons for the lack
of performance management success within the framework of SHRM relates to the
degree of emphasis placed on short-term financial goals and neglect of longer-term
broader goals such as human, social and environmental goals ( Jackson et al., 2011;
Merriman and Sen, 2012; Perrini and Tencati, 2006). Critics of SHRM scholarship
have often argued that the goal of demonstrating the business relevance of SHRM
systems conflicts with the field’s traditional role of pro-employee advocate (Van Buren
et al., 2011).