Different ties from different needs: recruitment practices of entrepreneurial firms at different developmental phases

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The study examines how entrepreneurial firms tap evolving social network ties in order to facilitate the acquisition of their core management members during the start-up and the growth phases. It was found that the characteristics of the network ties utilized in recruiting core team members at both phases remained consistent.

Personnel administration, Venture Analysis, Recruiting, Business enterprises, Industry hiring, Business networks (Social groups)

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Contingent labor as an enabler of entrepreneurial growth

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The benefits and the risk of engagement of contingent workers are analyzed. Emerging ventures can achieve enhance growth and productivity by making purposeful and intentional decisions concerning when and what type of labor to utilize and how to manage and integrate them with the traditional employees.

Labor Relations, Employee Relations, Industrial productivity, Labour relations, Productivity

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Human resource management problems over the life cycle of small to medium-sized firms

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The manner in which the human resource (HR) problems vary over the organizational life cycle is examined using a sample of 2,903 small to medium-sized firms. It was found that a four-stage model was appropriate and the HR problems varied across different stages defined by growth.

Models, Problem solving, Small and medium sized companies

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