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    Human Resource Management Practices in SME's: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Non-Family Businesses


    Reid, Renee, Morrow, Trevor, Kelly, Bridgita, Adams, John and McCartan, Pat (2000) Human Resource Management Practices in SME's: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Non-Family Businesses. Irish Business and Administrative Research, 21 (2): 8. pp. 157-181. ISSN 0332-1118

    Abstract

    This paper examines the findings of a large-scale postal survey based on an adaption, described as the Small Business Survey (NISBS), of the Cranfield Network Survey of International Strategic HRM. The NISBS utilized a sample of 1,369 organizations, representing every company employing between ten and one hundred people in Northern Ireland. The key issues emerging from the 219 responses received are presented. A comparison of practice in the family and non-family divisions of the SME sector is provided.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Human Resource Management(HRM); SMEs; family business; non-family business;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business
    Item ID: 21668
    Depositing User: IAM School of Business
    Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2026 10:28
    Journal or Publication Title: Irish Business and Administrative Research
    Publisher: Irish Academy of Management
    Refereed: Yes
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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