Relational HR Practices in Malaysian SMEs: An Ethics of Care Perspective
基于对48位马来西亚中小企业主管理者的深度访谈，从关怀伦理视角分析其人力资源管理实践，发现这些实践以关系义务为特征，无法完全用战略或工具性视角解释。
Abstract Adopting an Ethics of Care theoretical framework, this paper aims to investigate the way in which the owner-mangers (OMs) of small and medium-sized enterprises in Malaysia engage in human resource management. Based on in-depth interviews with 48 OMs, the findings show that HRM practices occur within the remit of management but are described by the managers in terms of relational obligations and cannot be fully accounted for using a strategic, instrumental, or critical lens. The present study highlights the importance of the caring attitudes of OMs who adopt a humanistic management approach, responding to the varied needs of their employees and the obligations which are inherent to relationships between humans.