The Practice of Human Resource Management by Very Small Business Entrepreneurs

This paper explores the nature of entrepreneurship in the United States and provides a basic definition and examples. It explores how HRM is practiced by very small business entrepreneurs. The central question underlying this research is what HRM practices help initiate and sustain entrepreneurship....

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Main Author: Casimir C. Barczyk, Professor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego 2018-04-01
Series:Problemy Zarządzania
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Online Access:http://pz.wz.uw.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0012.1855
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description This paper explores the nature of entrepreneurship in the United States and provides a basic definition and examples. It explores how HRM is practiced by very small business entrepreneurs. The central question underlying this research is what HRM practices help initiate and sustain entrepreneurship. Three questions are examined including the extent to which 17 HRM practices are outsourced or performed internally. How these entrepreneurs obtain their knowledge of HRM is also explored. Finally, the percentage of time entrepreneurs invest in HRM activities is addressed. It was found that very small business entrepreneurs perform most HRM activities in-house. They are self-taught in HRM-related matters and spend approximately 15% of their time engaged in human resource activities. Implications for how HRM can contribute to the success of entrepreneurial firms are discussed. JEL: M550 The creation of the English-language version of these publications is fi nanced in the framework of contract No. 607/P-DUN/2018 by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education committed to activities aimed at the promotion of education.
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spelling doaj.art-6cd963e1e852414791d9c69aa65c954e2022-12-22T04:17:42ZengWydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu WarszawskiegoProblemy Zarządzania1644-95842018-04-01161(73) Facets of Entrepreneurship112410.7172/1644-9584.73.101.3001.0012.1855The Practice of Human Resource Management by Very Small Business EntrepreneursCasimir C. Barczyk, Professor0Purdue University Northwest College of Business Department of Managerial StudiesThis paper explores the nature of entrepreneurship in the United States and provides a basic definition and examples. It explores how HRM is practiced by very small business entrepreneurs. The central question underlying this research is what HRM practices help initiate and sustain entrepreneurship. Three questions are examined including the extent to which 17 HRM practices are outsourced or performed internally. How these entrepreneurs obtain their knowledge of HRM is also explored. Finally, the percentage of time entrepreneurs invest in HRM activities is addressed. It was found that very small business entrepreneurs perform most HRM activities in-house. They are self-taught in HRM-related matters and spend approximately 15% of their time engaged in human resource activities. Implications for how HRM can contribute to the success of entrepreneurial firms are discussed. JEL: M550 The creation of the English-language version of these publications is fi nanced in the framework of contract No. 607/P-DUN/2018 by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education committed to activities aimed at the promotion of education.http://pz.wz.uw.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0012.1855entrepreneurshiphuman resources knowledgehuman resource managementoutsourcingvery small business entrepreneurs
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The Practice of Human Resource Management by Very Small Business Entrepreneurs
Problemy Zarządzania
entrepreneurship
human resources knowledge
human resource management
outsourcing
very small business entrepreneurs
title The Practice of Human Resource Management by Very Small Business Entrepreneurs
title_full The Practice of Human Resource Management by Very Small Business Entrepreneurs
title_fullStr The Practice of Human Resource Management by Very Small Business Entrepreneurs
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title_short The Practice of Human Resource Management by Very Small Business Entrepreneurs
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human resources knowledge
human resource management
outsourcing
very small business entrepreneurs
url http://pz.wz.uw.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0012.1855
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