The System of Support for SMEs in the UK and Germany

Lauder, D.H.; Boocock, Grahame; Presley, John R.

doi:10.1108/09555349410050712

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“…According to the US Small Business Administration, a small business is defined as an organization that employs fewer than 500 employees. In Germany and the UK, an organization that has 10-90 employees is defined as a small enterprise, and one that has 100-499 employees is defined as medium-sized (Lauder et al, 1994). In this study, we define a small enterprise as one that has 1-49 employees, a medium-sized one as one that has 50-500 employees and a large one as one that has over 500 employees.…”

Section: Importance Of the Internet To Hrmentioning

confidence: 99%

Importance of the internet to human resource practitioners in Hong Kong

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Purpose -The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the perceptions of the importance of the internet to human resource management (HRM) and to understand the existing human resource (HR) practices and needs of the internet to support HRM functions. Design/methodology/approach -A structured questionnaire survey was used to collect data from selected public companies quoted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Questionnaires were returned by 147 respondents and used for the analysis. The overall response rate was 29 percent, which was higher than expected. Findings -The findings indicated that the most frequently cited internet-supported HRM function in the existing literature is recruitment and selection. The results showed that there are no significant organization size differences or significant differences in internet connectivity as far as the perceived importance of the internet to HR practitioners is concerned. Specifically, helping managers to stay informed is the most important reason for adopting the internet for HR practitioners. Originality/value -This study has proved that internet-based HR offers enormous opportunities to improve organization performance. This paper introduces the reader to the potential use of the internet to support HRM.

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Section: Importance Of the Internet To Hrmentioning

confidence: 99%

Importance of the internet to human resource practitioners in Hong Kong

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“…Support for SMEs is an entrenched component of regional policy and legislation in the Länder requires local authorities and regional bodies to consider the interests of small business in undertaking their activities. The Länder have implemented their own support programs encouraging education and training in SMEs (Lauder, Boocock and Presley, 1994).…”

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From National Champions to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Changing Policy Emphasis in France, Germany and Sweden

Parker

1999

J. Pub. Pol.

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This paper examines recent European policy changes designed to support small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). These changes have resulted in both the development of specific support programs for SMEs and more general deregulatory measures to improve the economic environment for business. The rationale often provided is that SMEs contribute to a dynamic and innovative environment and generate high quality employment. An analysis of OECD material and a review of the literature on SMEs reveals that their role in innovation, employment growth and the adoption of new forms of work organisation is often over-emphasised. The vast majority of SMEs do not carry out research and development and are associated with low quality and insecure employment. Policies in support of SMEs need to be formulated with an awareness of the diversity of SMEs. There are only a very limited number of SMEs which make an important contribution to employment and innovation. Efforts to facilitate the establishment and growth of these high quality SMEs need to be based on targeted programs rather than general measures such as tax reduction or labour market deregulation. Targeted policies include R&D support, the improvement of SMEs' intangible investments and regional access to capital and technology. General measures are more likely to create an environment in which low quality, low wage employment is generated in SMEs with little future.

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“…Representing the majority of companies in Europe (European Commission, 2014), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly recognised as important actors in regard to job and wealth creation (Daly & McCann, 1992;Floyd & McManus, 2005;Lauder et al, 1994;O'Regan & Ghobadian, 2004;Salvador et al, 2013;.…”

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