HR at the heart of SME performance: an interview with Dr Jill Miller, Research Adviser, CIPD
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 12 July 2013
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Jill Miller, author of the recent CIPD study, “Achieving sustainable organization performance through HR in SMEs”.
Design/methodology/approach
This is an interview.
Findings
The interview discusses the findings of this study, and offers practical insights for both SME owners/founders and HR practitioners working within SMEs.
Originality/value
This article outlines the key “inflection points” which occur along the SME growth journey, and makes recommendations on how to be prepared to overcome them. It links to a practical tool developed by the author to aid the understanding of where an SME is situated on the growth journey, making it possible to anticipate the inflection points before they occur.
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Citation
by Gareth Bell, I. (2013), "HR at the heart of SME performance: an interview with Dr Jill Miller, Research Adviser, CIPD", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 21 No. 5, pp. 43-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-05-2013-0046
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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