Managing Labour in Small Firms (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041531285X ISBN 13: 9780415312851

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

The majority of employees currently working in the private sector are now employed in small firms, yet little is known about their working conditions. This collection of essays addresses this gap. Based on theoretical analysis supported by contemporary empirical evidence, the book explores key areas of the employment relationship adding a new perspective to our understanding of contemporary work.

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About the Author

Dr Susan Marlow is Reader in HRM at De Montfort University. She has extensive experience and an international reputation in the field of small HRM research, having her work published in leading academic journals such as Entrepreneurship, Theory & Practice.

Dr Dean Patton is Principal Lecturer, Dept of Strategy and Management, De Montfort University; he has undertaken research and consultancy within and on behalf of small firms. His current research interests focus on the evaluation of small firm policy, and training and management development within smaller firms.

Professor Monder Ram is Professor of Small Business, and Director of Small Business and Enterprise Research Group, at De Montfort University. He has extensive experience of working in, researching, and acting as a consultant to ethnic minority businesses. He is author of 'Managing to Survive - Working Lives in Small Firms', and 'Ethnic Minorities in Business' (with T. Jones).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041531285X
• ISBN 13: 9780415312851
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Marlow Susan, Patton Dean, Ram Monder