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Conceptually, a central aspect of ''strategic HRM'' is the integration
of the HR function with strategic decision making. Little is known, h
owever, about the factors that influence integration or its subsequent
effects. Using data from 148 diverse organizations, it was found that
strategic type and whether or not top management views employees as s
trategic resources were associated with integration, but that labor ma
rket munificence and organizational growth were not. The results conce
rning the relationship between integration and performance were surpri
sing; integration was associated with a lower evaluation of the HRM fu
nction by top management. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.