Format:
1 online resource (ix, 227 pages)
ISBN:
9780203495612
,
9781134381425
,
9781134381463
,
9781134381470
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in small business 9
Content:
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.
Content:
1. Introduction / Susan Marlow -- 2. The hunting of the snark : a critical analysis of human resource management discourses in relation to managing labour in smaller organisations / Scott Taylor -- 3. Researching the employment relationship in small firms : what are the contributions from the employment relations and small business literatures? / Robert Blackburn -- 4. Managerial strategies in small firms / Richard Scase -- 5. Training in smaller firms / Dean Patton -- 6. Breaking out of survival businesses : managing labour, growth and development in the South Asian restaurant trade / Monder Ram. [et. al.] -- 7. Labour regulation and SMEs : a challenge to competitiveness and employability? / Mark Hart and Robert Blackburn -- 8. Small firms and the national minimum wage / Jim Arrowsmith and Mark Gilman -- 9. Managing variable pay systems in smaller workplaces : the significance of employee perceptions of organisational justice / Annette Cox -- 10. Representation, consultation and the smaller firm / Alan Ryan.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415312851
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415312851
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.4324/9780203495612
