Having a Human Resource Manager in a Canadian Small Business: What Difference Does It Make? PDF Print E-mail
 

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Sean A. Way, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Management and, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
James W. Thacker, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Windsor

ABSTRACT. This study examined the influence of having a human resource (HR) manager in a small organization (less than 500 employees) in terms of the types of HR practices that are employed. Results indicated those organizations with no HR manager were less likely to utilize effective interviewing techniques, link pay to performance, or have formal training in place, when compared to those that did have an HR manager. There were no differences between the groups in terms of use of paper and pencil or behavioural testing for selection. Implications of these findings for small organizations and future research in this area are discussed.

SOMMAIRE. Cette étude explore l'influence d'un directeur des ressources humaines (RH) dans une petite entreprise (moins de 500 employés), du point de vue des types de pratiques RH utilisées. Les résultats montrent que les entreprises ne possédant pas de directeur RH sont moins susceptibles d'utiliser des techniques d'entrevue efficaces, de lier le salaire à la performance ou d'offrir un apprentissage sur place - en comparaison avec celles dotées d'un directeur RH. Il n'y a pas de différence entre les groupes en ce qui concerne l'utilisation du papier-crayon ou bien les tests de comportement pour la sélection. Les conséquences de ces résultats pour les petites entreprises et pour la recherche à venir dans ce domaine font l'objet d'une discussion.

 

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