ChrisJarvis*HRMStrategyHumanResourceStrategyChrisJarvis*HRMStrategyTheIdeaofStrategicHRMNodefinitive,robusttheory.Noagreementonmeaning,factors,outcomes.howisSHRMlinkedwithorganisationalperformance?difficulttoestablishfirmrelationshipsgiveninterveningfactors:structure,culture&widerenvironmentvarioustypologiesofbusinessandassociatedHRstrategiesEmpiricalstudiestendtouselarge-scalequestionnairesurveys(Storey)case-studiesonSHRM.Theoretical&empiricalgapsbetweenrhetoricandrealexperience-downsizingandredundanciesetc.ChrisJarvis*HRMStrategyStagesinaCorporateStrategyProcessOrganisationMissionandGoals(Definethebusiness)StrategicAnalysis(currentsituation,programmesandperformance)StrategicChoice(boundedrationality,shapingtheenvironment)StrategyImplementation(programmes,resources&responsibilities)Rational,logicalversusinterpreted&political