The (Non) Relevance Of Strategy
Many authors and popular textbooks in HRM mention the importance of the link between
corporate strategy and HRM. Unfortunately, there is no convincing empirical evidence for this
proposition (Purcell, 2004). Huselid (1995), for example, does not find any empirical evidence
for increased performance when aligning the overall company strategy with the HR system of a
specific organization. There are several plausible explanations for this lack of evidence of the
presumed necessary strategic fit.