1st Edition

Human Resource Management in Early Internationalised SMEs

150 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

150 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

150 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly viewed as valuable contributors to the global economy, which translates into their importance in business literature and academic research. Recent studies suggest that there exists a substantial variety of international activities pursued by SMEs expanding abroad, with a prominent presence of early internationalised enterprises,... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The context and nature of early internationalised SMEs
3. Characteristics of HRM-related challenges faced by internationalised SMEs
4. Methodological aspects of empirical study
5. HRM practices in the investigated companies – empirical findings
6. Conclusions

Biography

Joanna Purgał-Popiela is a Professor in the Department of Human Capital Management at Cracow University of Economics, Poland.

Urban Pauli is a Professor in the Department of Human Capital Management at Cracow University of Economics, Poland.

Aleksy Pocztowski is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Human Capital Management at Cracow University of Economics, Poland.