Human Resources Management in a Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise

Abstract

Small-sized enterprises generate most of the jobs in Portugal; however, their informal way of working in what concerns human resources leads to an inefficient use of resources, both financial and human, that are invaluable values within this type of business . This work aimed to analyze how human resources management is developed in a small Portuguese family company, having as background the theoretical assumptions in the field of human resources management in SMEs , as well as to identify the factors that contribute to the implementation of the practices of human resources management in the organization . For this, empirical evidence of an exploratory case study is presented, carried out in a small family business , being the data collected through a semi-structured interview with the founder and CEO of the organization . Results show that the implementation of human resources management is determined by the relationship of the organization with larger client companies, with the most implemented practices being recruitment , selection , rewards , and training . However, there are major resource constraints to formalize and develop the most critical human resources management practices .