Managing People in Small and Medium Enterprises in Turbulent Contexts (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business)

"Managing People in Small and Medium Enterprises in Turbulent Contexts explores a range of human resource management (HRM) issues specific to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a series of research studies and secondary sources of data, the book's primary aim is to contextualise HRM issues in SMEs operating in a variety of national economic contexts that are (or have recently experienced) a turbulent situation. SMEs are the backbone of these economies. It is therefore critical that we study HR practices and concepts within such enterprises. The book covers HR practices in SMEs, such as recruitment and selection, training and development, performance evaluation and employee relations, by focusing on three types of turbulent economies: emerging market economies in Asia, the Pacific, Africa and Latin America; transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe; and crisis contexts in Southern Europe. Managing People in Small and Medium Enterprises in Turbulent Contexts is a useful resource for organisations, practitioners, academics and scholars in the fields of HRM, employee engagement, small and medium business management and other related disciplines"--Provided by publisher Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Author Biographies 8 List of Figures 10 List of Abbreviations 12 1 Introduction 14 2 Human Resource Management Practices in SMEs 23 3 HRM in SMEs in Emerging Market Economies I – Asia and the Pacific 40 4 HRM in SMEs in Emerging Market Economies II – Africa 63 5 HRM in SMEs in Emerging Market Economies III – Latin America 78 6 Transition Economies of Central and Eastern Europe 90 7 Challenges for SMEs in European Economic Crisis Contexts 115 8 Conclusion 136 Index 146