The nature of SMEs - how they are organized and administered and the character of managerial and social relations within them – is distinctive, and needs to be understood to maximize business wellbeing and to address the relationship between the work environment and health.
This session is focused on issues of management in SMEs, and includes the following topics:
- strategies for managing complexity
- formal and informal approaches to conflict resolution
- the development of effective work environments
- labour relations in small enterprises
Final order of presentations
Session WS7b, Friday 23 October, time: 11.15-12.45, location: C-13:
Chair: Tina Kallehave (with Joan Eakin)
Knol, Hilbrand, Saxion University of Applied Sciences & Riemsdijk, Maarten van, University of Twente, Netherlands:
'How effective are HRM fits in small firms?'
See PowerPoint presentation
Wikström, Per-Arne & Wijk, Katarina, E-inst Högskolan i Gävle, Sweden:
'Goal attainers and doers - Profitable businesses with good working environment in Sweden'
Rasmussen, J. G., Aalborg University, Denmark:
'Strategies for managing complexity in and around small firms: strategizing in small firms'
See PowerPoint presentation
Harris, Lynette, The Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom:
'Formal procedures and conflict resolution in the smaller business – a question of balance'