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Table 2

Overview of Findings by SME in this Study

Company Category	No. of staff	HRM function	Recruitment	Retention	HR Policy
Medium-sized 50–250 employees	210	Formal HR Department	Formal recruitment and selection policies International recruitment campaigns College recruitment	“Onboarding” programmes Innovative culture Internal “suggestion and comments” systems Inclusive environment Internal career development possibilities	Formalised HRM policies Planned HR campaigns and strategies
Small 10–49 employees	16	Founder-manager No formal HR Department, but formalised HR procedures by managers	On-line recruitment (formal) Informal networks Bespoke offers Thorough selection process to ensure person-organisation fit	Individualised packages Work-life balance practices Autonomy Trust	Mix of informal and formal Proactive, agile “Small is beautiful”
Micro* 1–9 employees * 90% of SMEs in Ireland	8	Founder-manager No formal HR	Informal Word of mouth Staff “knowing whom” Bespoke offers Offers of support	Individualised packages Flexible working arrangements Work-life balance practices	Informal/Reactive “Small is beautiful”

Company Category	No. of staff	HRM function	Recruitment	Retention	HR Policy
Medium-sized50–250 employees	210	Formal HR Department	Formal recruitment and selection policiesInternational recruitment campaignsCollege recruitment	“Onboarding” programmesInnovative cultureInternal “suggestion and comments” systemsInclusive environmentInternal career development possibilities	Formalised HRM policiesPlanned HR campaigns and strategies
Small10–49 employees	16	Founder-managerNo formal HR Department, but formalised HR procedures by managers	On-line recruitment (formal)Informal networksBespoke offersThorough selection process to ensure person-organisation fit	Individualised packagesWork-life balance practicesAutonomyTrust	Mix of informal and formalProactive, agile“Small is beautiful”
Micro* 1–9 employees * 90% of SMEs in Ireland	8	Founder-managerNo formal HR	InformalWord of mouthStaff “knowing whom”Bespoke offersOffers of support	Individualised packagesFlexible working arrangementsWork-life balance practices	Informal/Reactive“Small is beautiful”