In the strategic human resource (HR) management literature, over the past three decades, a
shared consensus has developed that the focus should be on HR systems rather than …

Despite the proliferation of HRM research, only a small fraction explores the context of small
and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Where HRM in SMEs has received attention, the …

High Performance Work Systems are designed to enhance organizational performance by
improving employee capability, commitment, and productivity. Yet there is very little …

As the title suggests, this book provides an introduction to the manage-ment of people in
work organisations, or as it is now most commonly known, human resource management …

High performance work practices (HPWPs) are human resource management practices
aimed at stimulating employee and organisational performance. The application of HPWPs …

This article focuses on whether it is beneficial for firms to invest in the general skills of their
workforce or whether these training investments merely encourage personnel turnover …

We examine the association between management practices and SME performance in
Britain over the period 2011–2015, using a unique dataset which links survey data on …

This review aims at synthesizing and assessing the literature on human resource
management (HRM) in entrepreneurial firms. Our review over the time period 2004–2020 is …

There are both content and methodology issues introduced at the outset. Content issues are
relatively self-explanatory. Research methodology, aka the philosophy of science, has a …

This article examines the methodological choices of researchers studying the HR practices–
outcome relationship via a content analysis of 281 studies published across the past 20 …