Human Resource Management in Small Business: Achieving Peak Performance by Cary

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Human Resource Management in Small Business by Cary Cooper, Ronald J. Burke This book examines a range of issues, including the significance of human resource management (HRM) practices to small business success, the management of work hours and work stressors, work and family issues, succession planning, employee recruitment and selection, and managing staff. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Human Resource Management in Small Business fills a gap in our understanding of economic performance. Small businesses are more numerous, have more employees, and contribute more to the economies of nations throughout the world than do large organizations. This book examines a range of issues, including the significance of human resource management (HRM) practices to small business success, the management of work hours and work stressors, work and family issues, succession planning, employee recruitment and selection, and managing staff. It also explores how individuals develop HRM skills, and learn from their own and others experiences. The role of HRM practices in successful small businesses is illustrated through a range of case studies.Including contributors who are internationally recognized academics from a range of countries; this book will prove to be an essential resource for postgraduate students and academics in management. Professional managers and owners in SMEs will also discover great insights from this admirable book. Contributors include: R. Burke, G. Castrogiovanni, S. Clarke, C. Collins, E. Drew, S. Fielden, M. George, E. Hamilton, C. Henry, A.-L. Humbert, A. Noblet, T. Pett, J. Pollack, A. Rauch, G. Seijts, M. Troilo Back Cover Over the last decade, stellar interferometry has developed from a specialist tool to a mainstream observing technique, attracting scientists whose research benefits from milliarcsecond angular resolution. Stellar interferometry has become part of the astronomers toolbox, complementing single-telescope observations by providing unique capabilities that will advance astronomical research. This carefully written book is intended to provide a solid understanding of the principles of stellar interferometry to students starting an astronomical research project in this field or to develop instruments and to astronomers using interferometry but who are not interferometrists per se. Illustrated by excellent drawings and calculated graphs the imaging process in stellar interferometers is explained starting from first principles on light propagation and diffraction wave propagation through turbulence is described in detail using Kolmogorov statistics the impact of turbulence on the imaging process is discussed both for single telescopes and for interferometers instrumental techniques like beam combination and array layout are described, and the requirements for delay lines are derived visibility measurements (modulus and phase) through turbulence are analyzed and limitations are quantified correction methods (fringe tracking and adaptive optics) are presented, discussing closed loop operation with a dual feed system. The book closes with examples of contemporary stellar interferometers and useful appendices on the Fourier transform and atmospheric transmission bands. Author Biography Edited by Cary Cooper, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK and the late Ronald J. Burke, formerly Professor Emeritus, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada Table of Contents Contents:PART I: INTRODUCTION1. Overview of the BookRonald J. Burke2. Human Resource Management in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises: Benefits and ChallengesRonald J. BurkePART II: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS EFFECTIVENESS3. The Role of Human Capital Factors in Small Business Performance and SuccessGary J. Castrogiovanni4. Alternative Systems of Human Resources Practices and Performance in Small Entrepreneurial OrganizationsChristopher J. Collins5. The Human Resource Practices of Small Businesses: An Examination of Performance ImplicationsAndreas Rauch6. On Learning in High-Performing Small and Medium-sized Businesses and the Relationship to HR PracticesTimothy L. Pett and James A. WolffPART III: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS CHALLENGES7. Legal Issues Facing Small Businesses and their OwnersMichael Troilo and Brad Carson8. Health and Safety in Small BusinessesSharon ClarkePART IV: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES9. Addressing Personal and Family Transitions in Small Businesses: Effective Human Resource Management PracticesKyle Fuschetti and Jeffrey M. Pollack10. The Challenges for Female Small Business Owners and Managers: A Consideration of the Veterinary ProfessionColette Henry, Lorna Treanor and Sarah Baillie11. Whos Minding the Kids? Work and Family Issues Among Owners of Small Business Enterprises in IrelandEileen Drew and Anne Laure Humbert12. Entrepreneurial Satisfaction: Job Stressors, Coping and Well-being Among Small Business Owner ManagersMagnus George and Eleanor HamiltonPART V: IMPROVING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SMALL BUSINESSES13. A Comprehensive Approach to Promoting Justice in SMEsAndrew Noblet and Denise Jepsen14. E-coaching for Women Small Business Owners and ManagersCarianne Hunt and Sandra Fielden15. WestJet Airlines Ltd: A Case Study of a Successful Business that Highlights HRM and StrategyGerard H. SeijtsIndex Review Cooper and Burke have provided us with fourteen excellent chapters that help fill our knowledge gap regarding the role of human resource management policies and practices in small- and medium-sized enterprises. Cooper and Burke provide an excellent overview chapter that describes the need, importance and scope of the topic and this is followed by thirteen well-orchestrated chapters contributed by international experts. This is a superb book for graduate and undergraduate students in human resource management worldwide, most of whom will end up working in small- and medium-sized enterprises. -- Randall S. Schuler, Rutgers University, USThere is no doubt that this volume will deliver considerable value to the reader - be s/he a small entrepreneur, manager, student or teacher. . . It arouses sufficient interest of the reader in underscoring the saliency of people management for competitive advantage even in smaller enterprises. -- Debi S. Saini, Vision - the Journal of Business PerspectivesIt is a compilation of excellent research, which is a hallmark of the Edward Elgar Publications. . . The book has sound business and economic alignment, excellent diagrammatic representation and case studies and above all, as a book written by academics, is excellently referenced. If HR practitioners are interested in staying abreast of global trends and wish to read material from excellent researchers around the world, they could do a lot worse than consider this book. -- Geoffrey N. De Lacy, Australian Human Resource Institute Journal Review Quote There is no doubt that this volume will deliver considerable value to the reader - be s/he a small entrepreneur, manager, student or teacher. . . It arouses sufficient interest of the reader in underscoring the saliency of people management for competitive advantage even in smaller enterprises. Details ISBN1849801215 Pages 384 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1849801215 ISBN-13 9781849801218 Short Title Human Resource Management in Small Business Language English Year 2011 Media Book Format Hardcover Subtitle Achieving Peak Performance DEWEY 658.303 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2011-06-30 NZ Release Date 2011-06-30 UK Release Date 2011-06-30 Publication Date 2011-06-30 Author Ronald J. Burke Series New Horizons in Management series Edited by Ronald J. 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