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Training and HRD strategies in family and non‐family owned small businesses: a comparative approach
Harry MatlayFamily‐owned small businesses constitute a large proportion of the overall small business population of industrially developed and developing countries. A great deal of…
Engaging SME managers and employees in training: lessons from an evaluation of the ESF Objective 4 Programme in Great Britain
David Devins, Steve JohnsonThis paper draws on a telephone survey of 116 independent SMEs to explore the impact of a variety of training interventions on human resource (HR) practices and business…
Innovation and education policy in SMEs: a Czech perspective
Lester Lloyd‐Reason, Karel Muller, Stuart WallAfter considering the various dimensions of innovation policy, this paper reviews the experiences of the Czech Republic (CR) in implementing such policies in the post‐1990…
Do they or don’t they? A comparison of traditional and discourse perspectives of HRD in SMEs
Clare Rigg, Kiran TrehanUnderstanding of HRD in SMEs has frequently been based on impoverished research resulting from underdeveloped theory. This article argues for the potential offered to researching…
Entrepreneurship education at university: a driver in the creation of high growth firms?
Laura Galloway, Wendy BrownThere is, in the UK, increasing attention being paid to the potential of university education to facilitate high quality growth firms. While some commentators believe that this…
Defining the development needs of entrepreneurs in SMEs
John Davies, Mick Hides, James PowellThis paper focuses on the theme of entrepreneurship education, learning and development and specifically, on the challenge for higher education institutions (HEIs) of supporting…
Towards a healthy high street: identifying skills needs in small independent retailers
John Byrom, Cathy Parker, John HarrisThis paper details work undertaken to identify and assess the skills needs of small, especially food‐related, independent retailers in the United Kingdom. The paper, part of a…
Entrepreneurship education and training in Canada: a critical assessment
A.B. Ibrahim, K. SoufaniManagement training is constantly seen as an effective way of providing small‐medium size enterprises with the management expertise they require in order to develop and grow. The…
Developing managerial skills in Palestine
Mohammed Al‐Madhoun, Farhad AnalouiThis paper assesses the contribution of management training and development programmes (MTPs) to the development of managerial skills in small and medium enterprises (SMEs)…
The determinants of training in SMEs in Northern Ireland
Renee S. Reid, Richard I.D. HarrisThis study looks at SME spending on training in Northern Ireland. We include a range of human resource management functions, as well as workforce characteristics, the external…
Strategic HRM for SMEs: implications for firms and policy
Maryse J. Brand, Erik H. BaxThis paper is on the growing importance of strategic human resource management (SHRM) for small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Many small firms encounter serious human…
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