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The last years of the 20th Century may well have reflected a brief "golden age" for human resource management. In an economy where ideas and capital were plentiful, the critical facet for success increasingly became human resources. This volume debates issues arising from this phenomenon.
List of contents
Introduction - human resource management in entrepreneurial settings, towards a relational approach, (T.M. Welbourne, J.A. Katz); Performance in fast-growth firms - the behavioural and role demands of the founder throughout the firm's development, (D.E. Johnson, K.A. Bishop); Individual differences and the pursuit of new ventures - a model of person-entrepreneurship fit, (G.D. Markman, R.A. Baron); Human resource management models for entrepreneurial opportunity - existing knowledge and new directions, (R.L. Heneman, J.W. Tansky); Smaller but not necessarily weaker - how small businesses can overcome barriers to recruitment, (I.O. Williamson et al.); Stock-related rewards in entrepreneurial firms, (M.E. Graham et al.); Performance and growth in entrepreneurial firms - revisiting the union-performance relationship, (R. Batt, T.M. Welbourne).
Summary
The last years of the 20th Century may well have reflected a brief "golden age" for human resource management. In an economy where ideas and capital were plentiful, the critical facet for success increasingly became human resources. This volume debates issues arising from this phenomenon.
