... performance management (e.g. validity, employee empowerment) and compensation (e.g. inequity, turnover intentions) issues are clearly identified. Research limitations/implications Traditionally, HR theory or concepts are presented in a limited or isolated manner. However, this research provides...

... Entrepreneurialism Small to medium‐sized enterprises Performance management “Enterprise” no longer just refers to the creation of an independent business venture or the characteristics of model entrepreneurs or successful independent business people; rather it refers to the ways in which economic...

... of America Performance management Firm entrepreneurship has been widely discussed as an important strategic element for various firm operations. It has long been shown to play a significant role in firms' competitiveness, revitalization, and superior performance (Covin and Miles, 1999 ; McKinney...

... with the firm's strategic capabilities in terms of products, markets, and networks. Thus, the following research proposition: Human resource management Strategic alignment Performance management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Organizational structures and management systems are best understood...

... of individuals to learn, and lack a formal structure and stated objectives. Training practices in the study are defined against these criteria. Small to medium‐sized enterprises Training Management development Performance management Business support services United Kingdom The contribution...

... the effects of social capital on the creation of human capital. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Social capital Performance management China We use size measures such as capital to total employees, total employees, or taxes for the control variables in regression analysis, because...

... that was equal in use was the amorphous network contacts. So it may be observed that accountants were a very significant source of professional advice for the firms in this sample. Financial services Accountants Small to medium‐sized enterprises Performance management Government agencies United Kingdom...