Managing Labour in Small Firms / / edited by Monder Ram, Dean Patton, Susan Marlow.
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...
Saved in:
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
|---|---|
| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Taylor & Francis,, 2005. |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 227 pages) |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction Susan Marlow2. The hunting of the snark: A critical analysis of human resource management discourses in relation to managing labour in smaller organisations Scott Taylor3. Researching the Employment Relationship in Small Firms: What are the Contributions from the Employment Relations and Small Business Literatures? Robert Blackburn4. Managerial Strategies in Small Firms Richard Scase5. Training in smaller firm Dean Patton6. Breaking out of survival businesses: managing labour, growth and development in the south asian restaurant trade Monder Ram, Trevor Jones, Tahir Abbas and Sara Carter7. labour regulation and SMEs: A challenge to competitiveness and employability? Mark Hart and Robert Blackburn8. Small Firms and the National Minimum Wage Jim Arrowsmith and Mark Gilman9. Managing variable pay systems in smaller workplaces: the significance of employee perceptions of organisational justice Annette Cox10. Representation, Consultation and the Smaller Firm Alan Ryan.