The meaning of HRM continues to attract debate and disagreement. As a consequence, practitioners and textbook authors use a diverse and sometimes contradictory range of interpretations. Although HRM has a variety of definitions, there is general agreement that it has a closer fit with business strategy than previous models, specifically personnel management. Paradoxically, attempts to define HRM too precisely seemed to have resulted in confusion and contradiction rather than clarity. However, and perhaps only for the moment, HRM has the advantage of appearing to be contemporary and...