Nadin, Sara J.Cassell, C.Older-Gray, M.T.Clegg, C.2009-12-152009-12-152002Nadin, S., Cassell, C. and Older-Gray, M.T. (2002). Exploring human resource management practices in small and medium sized enterprises. Personnel Review. Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 671-692.http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4100NoThis paper reports on empirical work recently conducted about the use and effectiveness of HRM practices in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). A telephone survey was conducted with 100 senior managers of SMEs to ascertain their use of a range of human resource practices and the extent to which they had found those practices successful in aiding the achievement of company objectives. Additionally in-depth interviews were conducted with senior managers from a further 22 SMEs. Findings suggest that there is considerable diversity amongst SMEs in relation to their use of HR practices. A model is provided that identifies the key criteria that underlie the adoption of HRM practices, and the implications of the model are discussed.enHuman Resource ManagementHRMInterviewsSmall- to Medium-sized EnterprisesSurveysSMEsArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1108/00483480210445962