Adopting HRM practices and their effectiveness in small firms facing product‐market competition
研究了产品市场竞争如何影响小企业的劳动生产率，发现团队文化是决定人力资源管理实践采用程度及其对生产率提升效果的关键因素。
Abstract Small firms face many challenges in creating a productive workforce given often severe resource constraints and informal organizational structures. This may be particularly problematic in industries with intense product‐market competition. In this study, we focus on the relationship between product‐market competition and labor productivity, particularly as influenced by both adopting human resource management (HRM) practices and having a group culture within the organization. We examine our model using data from 145 UK‐based small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises. Our findings suggest that having a group culture is a key factor in the extent to which HRM practices are adopted, as well as how effective adopting these practices is for increasing labor productivity. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.