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IJHRM CfP: HRM in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

  • 1.  IJHRM CfP: HRM in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    Posted 03-26-2020 16:43
    Dear Colleagues,

    Hope that you are keeping well in these surreal times. Pleased to announce that we are extending the deadline for the Special Issue of the International Journal of Human Resource Management exploring HRM in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises until the 31st of May.


    Contributions are encouraged as related, but not limited, to topics such as:

    • Novel theoretical and methodological approaches to conceptualize and understand HRM in the SME context
    • Dedicated research on the impact of specific HR practices, especially whether the introduction of HRM contradicts or corrects existing relations and employee outcomes
    • Explorations of the formalization of HRM, including balancing formality versus informality
    • Key determinants of HRM in SMEs e.g. the influence of owner-manager philosophy and the proximity of relationships
    • A critical examination of HR challenges resulting from key SME characteristics, including gender and other dimensions of diversity
    • A comparative assessment of HRM approaches across countries, varying SME contexts and/or that distinguish between small and medium sized firms
    • The role of HRM in supporting growth and innovation of SMEs, including investigations of the dynamics and implications of growth, transition and contraction
    • Employee experiences of HRM and the nature of work in SMEs
    • An appreciation and/or comparison of the HRM challenges and requirements of SMEs with different ownership structures and missions
    Full details can be found here https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/journal-human-resource-management-advancing-hrm-enterprises-smes/

    With best wishes

    Brian


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    Brian Harney
    Dublin City University
    Dublin 9
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