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This research sets out to improve our understanding of the ways in which small Chinese high-tech firms have developed their HRM practices and how these HRM practices have evolved as the firms have grown. Through a preliminary study of 15 small high-tech companies and an in-depth case study of four more small high-tech companies with fast growth and received VC funding in China, a trajectory of the HR development along the firm growth has been observed. Our findings lead to a framework consisting of two dimensions: the HR development phases, and the factors influencing HR in Chinese high-tech small firm, which provides guidance for the business practitioners in China.
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Series A round: This terminology is commonly used in the Silicon Valley model of forming startup companies. Startups sell different ‘series’ or stock as they grow. Each series is designated by a letter, with ‘series A’ being the first set of preferred shares sold, ‘series B’ the second, and so on (Haislip 2011: 128).
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Hsieh, YC., Lim, S.S., Weng, J. (2018). Managerial HRM Ideology for Small High-Technology Firms. In: Foo, C. (eds) Diversity of Managerial Ideology. The Chinese Management Book-of-Readings Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7772-2_5
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