$1.$ How can conflicting HR systems sometimes have a negative effect on a firm? What integrated practices would you recommend for improving absenteeism$?$ Improving performance?

$2.$ Analyze your recommendations with respect to whether these practices are at the individual, group, or organizational level. Are they congruent and what synergies would you expect?

$3.$ Explain how the three key principles of congruence can provide a firm with a distinct competitive advantage. Sustain with examples.