...Wendy Loretto; David Lain; Sarah Vickerstaff; Vanesa Fuertes; Valerie Egdell; Ronald McQuaid Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a study of age management in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative data collection and exploratory...

...Jos Mesu; Maarten Van Riemsdijk; Karin Sanders Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership, and labour flexibility within small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Using a sample comprising 755 employees, rating 121...

.... Originality/value This paper explores HRM practices in a hitherto unstudied sector of the economy. It also adds another layer of complexity to the academic debates surrounding HRM in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises. Andrew R. Timming can be contacted at: Andrew.Timming@mbs.ac.uk © Emerald Group...

...A. Psychogios; L. Szamosi; G. Wood; Suzanne Richbell; László Szerb; Zsuzsanna Vitai Purpose This paper aims to provide an original picture of a selection of human resource management (HRM) activities in the micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hungary and to explore the extent...

...@sheffield.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Line managers Human resource management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Non‐profit organizations United Kingdom The case has long been made that HRM is too important to be left to personnel specialists and that responsibility...

... of the system and that they play a fundamental role in shaping, empowering and reproducing the practices used. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Business performance Small to medium‐sized enterprises Training Human resource management Organizational culture Appropriate...

... there is no recognition and little presence or experience of organisation, leading Snape to contend that: … this was seen as the most difficult of the four types of recruitment (Snape, 1994a, p. 52). Trade unions Recruitment Management strategy Small to medium‐sized enterprises Much debate has...

... and for the first time incorporates all sectors of the economy. This paper presents the results relating to employee practices in small firms from the most recent study. Business improvement Business performance Small to medium‐sized enterprises New Zealand © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004...

... School, UK. Professor Harry Scarbrough is Research Director at the Management School, University of Leicester, UK.) © MCB UP Limited 1999 Engineering Human resource management Management structure Pharmaceutical industry Small to medium‐sized enterprises Work organization...