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Employee relations in small businesses: examining underdeveloped issues

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  • Parbudyal Singh
  • Joseph A. Parker
  • Abbas Nadim

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It is becoming increasingly accepted in the academic and practitioner communities that an organisation's human resources are its major source of sustainable competitive advantage. Despite the apparent importance, there is a relatively large unexplained area in the small business management literature on human resource management and labour relations, especially the latter. This project examines 83 small businesses and discusses ways in which various employee relations functions are practised. The focus is specifically on a few under-researched areas, such as diversity, grievances and legal complaints. Recommendations for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are proposed and areas for future research are discussed.

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  • Parbudyal Singh & Joseph A. Parker & Abbas Nadim, 2007. "Employee relations in small businesses: examining underdeveloped issues," International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(3/4), pages 335-349.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijhrdm:v:7:y:2007:i:3/4:p:335-349
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