Regulation as a management challenge for small businesses

Wapshott, Robert; Mallett, Oliver

Abstract

In this chapter we seek to take up the challenge posed by the book’s editors, to reframe HRM in SMEs. We do this by considering employment regulation as a management challenge for small firms. We take this ‘management challenge’ approach to explore how advancing understanding of HRM in SMEs, particularly in small firms, might not only relate to the development of HR knowledge among owner-managers and internal to the firm. We suggest that, additionally, a vital part of understanding HRM in SMEs relates to owner-managers’ ability to effectively navigate their business support journeys. Developing skills around accessing support, on any topic, might help not only improve human resource management practices in small firms but also facilitate improvements in other areas of management responsibility.

Citation

Wapshott, R., & Mallett, O. (2024). Regulation as a management challenge for small businesses. In C. Nolan, & B. Harney (Eds.), Reframing HRM in SMEs: Challenges and Dynamics. Palgrave Macmillan

• Online Publication Date: Feb 23, 2024
• Publication Date: Feb 23, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jul 6, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 24, 2026
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Book Title: Reframing HRM in SMEs: Challenges and Dynamics
• ISBN: 9783031342783
• Keywords: Regulation, employment tribunals, Brexit, safety and health, business support, advice, owner-managers
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/22721747
• Publisher URL: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reframing-hrm-in-smes-ciara-nolan/1143424699
• Contract Date: Apr 28, 2023