...Vicente Roca‐Puig; Inmaculada Beltrán‐Martín; Mercedes Segarra‐Ciprés Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the potential existence of a concave downward curve between organizational commitment to employees (OCE) and labor productivity in small firms. It also aims to examine...

...Eileen P. Kelly Lavern S.   Urlacher . Small Business Entrepreneurship: An Ethics and Human Relations Perspective . Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice‐Hall   1999 . 413 pp. , ISBN: 0 13 636408 X (pbk)   $62.00 © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Small firms Start‐ups...

... of small firms is on the increase, but the overwhelming evidence is that these firms appear to create jobs only for their owners. Small Firms Policy and its Regional Implications in Britain John Stanworth and Celia Stanworth Introduction The pace of economic change worldwide is resulting...

... personnel is too often lost. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Motivation Small firms Management styles Human resource management 20 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER 11,6 T he drive and flair of the boffin which so often fire the birth of a company must not be allowed to fade after the initial...