Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 1 Issue 2

SMALL FIRMS AND HRM: EXCEPTIONS THAT PROVE THE RULE?

David Goss, Derek Adam‐Smith, Alan Gilbert

This paper uses case study data to explore the potential of Human Resource Management (HRM) within small firms. It is argued that despite a considerable amount of evidence that…

BANKER/ACCOUNTANT INTER‐RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ADVICE PROVISION IN THE UK SME SECTOR

Ian Chaston

Two common causes of failure in the UK SME sector are under‐capitalisation and poor financial management skills. In theory the objective of the banking and accountancy professions…

ACHIEVING ‘BREAK‐OUT’: DEVELOPING MAINSTREAM ETHNIC MINORITY BUSINESSES

Monder Ram, Guy Hillin

It is widely accepted that many ethnic minority firms continue to rely on their own community for their survival, and that growth is only likely to be achieved by tapping into…

THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY OF SMALL FIRMS: INVESTIGATING CURRENT AWARENESS AND PRACTICE

Dean Patton, Dominic Elliott, Colin Lenaghan

This paper addresses the issue of environmental auditing by smaller business units and compares the actions of the small firm sector with those of larger organisations. It will…

BUSINESS LINKS: AN INDUCTIVE ANALYSIS

Francis Chittenden, Martyn Robertson

The past few months have seen the publication, by both the Conservative and Labour Parties, of statements of industrial strategy (HMSO 1994, The Labour Party 1994). It is…