... 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Quantitative Corporate social responsibility Business performance Employee engagement Human resource management (HRM) Small to medium size enterprises (SME) The relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR...

...Lidia Galabova; Linda McKie Purpose – This paper aims to explore the SME managers' understanding of, and attitudes towards human capital (HC) and well-being as factors impacting on the business performance of their organisations. Design/methodology/approach – The study from which this paper...

... previously agreed would respond to the survey questions. In small firms, the primary respondent is the firm's manager. The ESEE was designed so that the most knowledgeable respondent could provide those data if the main respondent was unsure about them. Business performance Human capital Small...

... significantly than others. Retirement Older workers Industrial sociology Incentive schemes Resource management Business performance Across the developed world, governments and employers are seeking ways to encourage older people to delay retirement. The European Commission has set ambitious...

... of the inquiry. A set of the innovative HR practices implemented by growth‐oriented Chinese SMEs is documented. The paper concludes with a discussion of the research findings. China Small to medium‐sized enterprises Human resource management Business performance Innovation Theoretical...

...Robert Wapshott © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Human resourcing Business performance Performance management Business planning Benchmarking Paul Kearns believes that people management functions can and should make a contribution to organisations' bottom‐line...