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HRM in Small and Medium-sized Organizations
Chapter 8 of Human Resource Management in a Business Context
(3rd Edition 2007) by Alan Price - published by Cengage
Contents
Objectives
The purpose of this chapter is to:
- Outline the nature of entrepreneurship
- Evaluate the consequences of business growth on human resource practice
- Discuss research findings on human resource management in small and medium-sized businesses
- Consider the consultancy as a special instance of the small business
Sections
- HRM in smaller organizations
- Business start-ups and entrepreneurship
- Collaborative entrepreneurship
- Small firm growth
- The growth process
- HRM practices in the small business
- Entrepreneurship and business growth research
- Working in small businesses
- Consultancies
Summary
This chapter introduced entrepreneurship and people management issues in small
and medium-sized enterprises. This remains an inadequately researched area in HRM terms
despite its importance to job creation and national economies. There is a fair amount of
knowledge about individual entrepreneurs and their aspirations but comparatively little
'hard evidence' about many aspects of the small firm. SMEs come in a
wide range of sizes and structures. These differences introduce
complexities into any understanding of their HR procedures. However, recent
research supports the view that introduction of formal human resource processes increases with organizational size.
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