Strategic HR in small firms
What HR practices do small firms adopt, and why and how do they do adopt them?
What HR practices do small firms adopt, and why and how do they do adopt them?
The strategic use of HR practices to improve performance is a hugely important area, but most of our understanding on this comes from work done by large firms. This study looks at the neglected area of strategic human resource management in small firms, with insights into what journeys they take and why.
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Jonny’s work centres on conducting applied research in employment and people management, and strengthening links between academia and practice. His research interests include job quality or ‘good work’ and what works in driving employee performance and wellbeing. He leads the CIPD’s work on evidence-based HR and academic knowledge exchange.
Jonny has been conducting applied research in the field of employment and people management for about 20 years, with previous roles at Westminster Business School, the Institute for Employment Studies and Roffey Park Institute. He is an Academic Member of the CIPD, a Fellow of the Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa), Associate Editor at the Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance (JOEPP), and a PhD candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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