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Title: | Employee training in SMEs: Effect of Size and Firm Type - Family and Nonfamily | Contributor(s): | Kotey, Bernice Adei (author); Folker, Cathleen (author) | Publication Date: | 2007 | DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00210.x | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3670 | Abstract: | The study examined the main and interaction effects of size and firm type on a variety of informal and formal training programs in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Samples of 448 family and 470 nonfamily SMEs were separated into four size groups and differences were assessed using multivariate analyses of variance. The results point to prevalence of informal training for all sizes and an increase in adoption of formal, structured, and development-oriented training with increasing firm size (especially for firms with 20–99 employees). This pattern was evident for nonfamily but not for family firms. For family firms, formal training programs increased significantly during the critical growth phase only (20–49 employees). Gaps in employee training between the two types of firms were greatest at 50–99 employees but narrowed thereafter at 100–199 employees. The approach to employee training in family SMEs is in consonance with their slower growth, informal management styles, limited financial resources, and greater emphasis on efficiency compared with nonfamily SMEs. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Small Business Management, 45(2), p. 214-238 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1540-627X 0047-2778 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 150314 Small Business Management | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 910402 Management | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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