The majority of employees currently working in the private sector are now employed in small firms, yet little is known about their working conditions. This collection of essays addresses this gap. Based on theoretical analysis supported by contemporary empirical evidence, the book explores key areas of the employment relationship adding a new perspective to our understanding of contemporary work.
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'I would highly recommend this excellent book to all those with an interest in managing labour in smaller firms. It would prove very useful and informative to a wide readership including policy makers, business advisers, researchers, students and owner/managers.' - Education + Training
About the Author
Dr Susan Marlow is Reader in HRM at De Montfort University. She has extensive experience and an international reputation in the field of small HRM research, having her work published in leading academic journals such as Entrepreneurship, Theory & Practice.
Dr Dean Patton is Principal Lecturer, Dept of Strategy and Management, De Montfort University; he has undertaken research and consultancy within and on behalf of small firms. His current research interests focus on the evaluation of small firm policy, and training and management development within smaller firms.
Professor Monder Ram is Professor of Small Business, and Director of Small Business and Enterprise Research Group, at De Montfort University. He has extensive experience of working in, researching, and acting as a consultant to ethnic minority businesses. He is author of 'Managing to Survive - Working Lives in Small Firms', and 'Ethnic Minorities in Business' (with T. Jones).
Dr Dean Patton is Principal Lecturer, Dept of Strategy and Management, De Montfort University; he has undertaken research and consultancy within and on behalf of small firms. His current research interests focus on the evaluation of small firm policy, and training and management development within smaller firms.
Professor Monder Ram is Professor of Small Business, and Director of Small Business and Enterprise Research Group, at De Montfort University. He has extensive experience of working in, researching, and acting as a consultant to ethnic minority businesses. He is author of 'Managing to Survive - Working Lives in Small Firms', and 'Ethnic Minorities in Business' (with T. Jones).
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In a recent discussion paper pertaining to theoretical shifts and challenges in the study of the contemporary employment relationship, Edwards (2001:3) argues that ignoring emerging sectors of the economy and associated developments in management theory is blinkered and indeed, counterproductive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Asian, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Management, Low Pay Commission, New York, Research Report, Bolton Report, Department of Employment, Employment Relations Act, Small Business Service, Better Regulation Task Force, Birmingham Economic Information Centre, Cabinet Office, Cambridge Small Business Research Centre, Cambridge University Press, Kingston University, Milton Keynes, New Earnings Survey, Nice Work, Press Worker, Working Time Directive, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Company Employee, Employment Gazette New!
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In a recent discussion paper pertaining to theoretical shifts and challenges in the study of the contemporary employment relationship, Edwards (2001:3) argues that ignoring emerging sectors of the economy and associated developments in management theory is blinkered and indeed, counterproductive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Asian, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Management, Low Pay Commission, New York, Research Report, Bolton Report, Department of Employment, Employment Relations Act, Small Business Service, Better Regulation Task Force, Birmingham Economic Information Centre, Cabinet Office, Cambridge Small Business Research Centre, Cambridge University Press, Kingston University, Milton Keynes, New Earnings Survey, Nice Work, Press Worker, Working Time Directive, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Company Employee, Employment Gazette New!
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- Human Resource Management Made Simple, Third Edition by Alfred York on 5 pages
- Managing to Survive: Working Lives in Small Firms (Warwick Studies in Industrial Relations) by Monder Ram on 4 pages
- Small Business and Society (Social Analysis Series) by David Goss on 4 pages
- Department of Employment: Financial Controls in Training and Enterprise Councils in England: [Hc]: [1994-95]: House of Commons Papers: [1994-95] by Great Britain on 4 pages
- Employment, the Small Firm and the Labour Market (Routledge Small Business) by John Atkinson on 4 pages
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