- Title
- The affectation of socially responsible HR practice
- Creator
- Mankelow, Gary; Sherrie, Jarvie
- Relation
- ACREW Conference 2006. Socially Responsive, Socially Responsible Approaches to Employment and Work: Proceedings of the ACREW/KCL Conference (Tuscany, Italy 1-4 July, 2006) p. 2-20
- Relation
- http://www.monash.edu.au/cemo/acrew06
- Publisher
- Monash University Events Management Office
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2006
- Description
- This paper focuses on social responsibility (SR) and human resources in a context of small business. SR is defined as "obligations to constituent groups in society other than stockholders and beyond that prescribed by law and union contract” Jones (1980: p.59-60). Numerous studies have addressed the economic significance and effects of small enterprises but contributions to HR within small enterprises have remained unexplored in contemporary SR literature. A case research methodology employing theoretical replication was used to select 10 small enterprises that were chosen with the assistance of the Hunter Business Chamber, Australia. A semi-structured face-to-face interview with the owner of the enterprise who also functioned as the manager was undertaken using a research instrument comprised eight qualitative and open-ended questions. The questions specifically addressed the small enterprise HR priorities, owners‟ motivations, and financial contribution to SR. This research is designed to fill a gap that exists in the literature and can be considered innovative and timely given the growing interest by society in the SR area from a small enterprise perspective. The principal objective of this research is to broaden the understanding of so small enterprises by addressing the research problem: “Are human resource policies of small enterprises socially responsibility or market driven?”
- Subject
- small business; human resources; social responsibility; small enterprise
- Identifier
- uon:6602
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/804377
- Identifier
- ISBN:073262293X
- Language
- eng
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