Human Resource Management for Small Businesses
Daizy Kaur
9781773610221
270 pages
Arcler Education Inc
Overview
The very nature of business and human resource management is that they are not static, rigid or inflexible. They are dynamic, keep changing at a rapid pace over the time and all sorts of organizations, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have no choice but to face it, accept it and deal with it. Change, with time, in the methods of management of human resource is inevitable and the key to handle all the eruptions caused because of it is to accept the change and change with it by learning to efficiently manage the human resources of SMEs and other sorts of organizations. The method or the process which helps an organization to handle and deal with its human resource is very complex because it is dynamic and keeps evolving. The terminology or the technical jargon given to this process is called human resource management. That’s where this textbook comes into picture. As the name suggests “Human Resource Management for Small Businesses: Strategic and International Perspective” explains the process of human resource management in context of businesses and organizations operating on a small scale. The core purpose of this textbook is to introduce students to the vast world of human resource management in different-different sorts of SMEs and other small organizations. The textbook starts with giving a long and detailed introduction of human resource management. It talks about the various perspectives and views of many known pioneers in this field regarding human resource management in the organizations all over the world. It further talks about human resource management’s nature, merits and demerits etc. to develop a deeper understanding among the students. It opens the door to newer domains in the field of human resource management which have been explored rarely. It offers to awaken the consciousness of students and guides them to develop their own perspective and their own view of approaching the topic. This textbook not only talks about the theory of human resource management but also promises to present various kinds of practical approaches and models by famous and profound pioneers on the subject matter. The writing of this textbook has been truly a collective effort. It has been benefitted and blessed from the inputs received from various field experts and laureates in various sorts of forms, from university professors and school teachers and many other forces which are not mentioned here. In writing this textbook our sincere effort has been to address the concerns raised regarding the human resource managements by various practitioners. We have tried to collect the various suggestions by the experts in this field under one roof for the convenience of the readers and students alike. Furthermore, we have given points and counterpoints on the topics discussed, to engage the students and make the chapters lot more interesting. In keeping with the general guidelines, we have tried to reduce the load and attempted to make it as comprehensible as we can for the students and readers referring to this textbook. How far we have succeeded in our efforts, is left for the students and readers of this textbook to judge. It is our hope that students who go through this textbook will develop a proper scientific attitude and perspective for analyzing the way human resource management functions in the SMEs.We take great pleasure in placing this textbook in the hands of students, readers and teachers and also express our sincerest gratitude to all those who have provided their unstinted support in its writing and production.
Author Bio
Dr. Daizy worked as assistant professor and also served as senior and junior research fellow in Indian Institute of technology Dhanbad. As a researcher, she studies the current status of sustainability reporting practices and management in Indian Mining Companies. She has 3 years teaching, 5 years research and one-year industrial experience. Daizy received her Ph.D. in sustainability reporting practices and management in Indian mining companies from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. Her work published in various renowned journals.
