The strategic use of HR practices to improve performance is a hugely important area, but most of our understanding on this comes from work done by large firms. This study looks at the neglected area of strategic human resource management in small firms, with insights into what journeys they take and why.
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Jonny has been conducting applied research into employment and people management for a number of years, with previous roles at the Institute for Employment Studies and Roffey Park Institute. Current interests include job quality and behavioural science insights into performance management and other areas of HR. Jonny runs the CIPD Applied Research Conference and actively promotes evidence-based practice, including through systematic reviewing and running randomised trials.
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