A comparative study of recruitment and training practices between small and large businesses in an emerging market economy: The case of Barbados

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 164-182

  Greenidge, Dion ^a   Alleyne, Philmore ^a   Parris, Brian ^a   Grant, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Firm size; Human resources management practices; Institutional theory; Recruitment; Resource based view; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857670158     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626001211196460     Document Type: Article

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