... from the perspective of the definition of appropriate development needs of entrepreneurs in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). HEIs are undergoing a phenomenal amount of change driven by the various stakeholders (e.g. government, students and local committees). The government continues...

...Maryse J. Brand; Erik H. Bax This paper is on the growing importance of strategic human resource management (SHRM) for small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Many small firms encounter serious human resource problems, while at the same time these human resources play a vital role in developing...

... in external training activities remain untouched by the policy intervention. Training Human resource management Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises United Kingdom Another way in which value might be added is through employees that had received training passing on the skills that they had learned...

... Education Training Knowledge workers Innovation Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Czech Republic Innovation is a somewhat elusive concept, often loosely associated with new or improved products and processes. More rigorous definitions focus on radical departure rather than incremental change...

... of the variables listed in Table II to be different for family owned businesses. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Family firms Training Human resource management Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Northern Ireland While there has been widespread consideration of the role of small‐ to medium‐sized...

... and Rabellotti, 1997). © MCB UP Limited 2002 Training Management Development Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Palestine It is proposed that managers’ awareness extends beyond the closed and their own individual environment of the work towards the wider environmental context (Analoui...

... 2002 Universities Education Entrepreneurialism Growth Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises United Kingdom In the 2000 White Paper Excellence and Opportunity (DTI, 2000) the government outlines the need to “encourage science to flow throughout our society...

... of organizations ranging from Loughborough College and Loughborough University, to the adult learners’ organization, NIACE. Explains how the scheme could serve to increase the flexibility of employees. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Workplace learning Computer‐based training Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises...

... or a systematic approach to training that might be expected given the scale of the investment costs that many of these firms have incurred. Only a few proactively‐managed small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises are recognising the need to constantly update their workforce skills. © MCB UP Limited 2000 New...

...Jay Mitra Investigates the learning process in innovation and, in particular, the collective learning which underlines different types of innovation within the context of small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Argues that innovation is often the result of interaction of various subjects...