TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hurst, John
TI  - The Influences on HR sophistication in South Wales Based Professional Service SMEs
PY  - 2010///
CY  - [United Kingdom]
PB  - Cardiff Business School
KW  - RRHH
KW  - PROCESO ADMINISTRATIVO
KW  - LIDERAZGO
KW  - LIDERAZGO DESARROLLADOR
KW  - TRABAJO EN EQUIPO
KW  - COMUNICACIÓN ORGANIZACIONAL
KW  - MEDIO AMBIENTE
KW  - LIBRO
KW  - ADMINISTRACIÓN DE RECURSOS HUMANOS
KW  - GALES DEL SUR
KW  - GALES
KW  - EUROPA
KW  - GRAN BRETAÑA
N1  - Introduction -- Literature review -- Research alms -- Methodology --Results -- Introduction to empirical chapters -- Required influences of HR sophistication
N2  - There exists an expansive academic literature regarding the Human Resource (HR) performance link and the positive impact sophisticated HR practices can have on the competitive advantage of a firm. Much of this is concerned with large firms, thus presenting an opportunity for research to be conducted amongst SMEs. In addition, the role of influences on HR sophistication amongst such a sample has been found to be under-researched. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to identify influences on HR sophistication within South Wales based professional service firms. The contribution of this research is the development of a measure of HR sophistication in the form of the "sophistication scale" and the identification of three distinct influence categories
UR  - http://issuu.com/jachurst/docs/the_influences_on_hr_sophistication_in_south_wales
ER  -