.... Originality/value The study links two streams of research that have seemingly not been connected previously. The results suggest that small firms are sites with abundant potential for development of employees’ knowledge and skills and the associated experiences of work engagement. Pattanee Susomrith can...

... and smaller firms. The theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed. © MCB UP Limited 2000 On‐the‐job training Computer‐based training,Open learning Small firms Recent years have seen the range of training methods available to practitioners greatly enhanced through...

... on large organisations, the dynamics of IIP in the increasingly important small firm population have been neglected. This article focuses on the experiences of three small firms, in particular the rationale for involvement with IIP, the market context of the small firms, its impact on market relations...

.... Unfortunately this is not the one for the UK market. William   Sullivan . Human Resources for Small Businesses . John Wiley , 1997 . , ISSN: 1-14946-2   15.99 (Paperback) © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Compensation Employment law Human resource management Recruitment Small...

...Stephen Boon; Monder Ram The issue of quality remains an integral feature of the discourse on small firm development. Unfortunately, two potentially conflicting approaches to this issue are evident. There is the essentially prescriptive “consultancy” school which often provides technical solutions...

...Robert A. Jones; David M. Goss Some evidence of a relationship between training provision and the extent of skills shortages is provided by presenting the results of a survey of small firms operating across a range of manufacturing and service industries within the Portsmouth area of south...