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The Human Side of Small and Medium Enterprises

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2015

Retha Wiesner  and
Jim McDonald
Retha Wiesner
Affiliation:
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba QLD 4350, Australia, Phone: +61 07 46 311176, Fax: +61 07 46 311172, Email: wiesner@usq.edu.an, jmac@usq.edu.an
Jim McDonald
Affiliation:
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba QLD 4350, Australia, Phone: +61 07 46 311176, Fax: +61 07 46 311172, Email: wiesner@usq.edu.an, jmac@usq.edu.an
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Abstract

The limited research conducted on Human Resource Management (HRM) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) suggests that acquiring, developing, compensating and retaining employees is a major problem. A Queensland-wide study of Human Resource Management Practices in SMEs (with a sample of 431) found a surprisingly high take-up of human resource management practices. The present paper discusses this study, presents the results obtained and reflects on its implications for human resource management in SMEs.

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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , 2001 , pp. 58 - 69
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2001

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