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posted on 2011-02-23, 09:25 authored by Nicola NaismithStrategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) offers a peoplemanagement
framework which promotes improved performance, innovation
and competitiveness. However, little research has considered how such
practices are implemented within Construction SMEs, and whether they
complement overall business strategy.
The nature of the UK construction industry requires construction
organisations to balance project requirements with competing organisational
and individual employee expectations, priorities and needs. This conflict
raises several complex and problematic issues for SHRM within the
construction industry as well as opportunities for improvement. However to
date, despite this sector exhibiting the well-known `labour-intensive' and
`people oriented' characteristics, there is little informed understanding of the
complex interplay of factors that shape strategic decision making processes,
and approaches to SHRM within construction SMEs.
The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the types of HRM strategies used
by construction SMEs and develop a framework to improve their
organisational performance. The objectives of the research were:
1) To establish whether construction SMEs undertake strategic
management, the types of strategies employed and how they
implement their strategies,
2) To establish whether construction SMEs undertake SHRM, the types
of strategies employed, how they implement their strategies and
whether size of firm influences their practices;
3) Examine the relationship between the different SHRM approaches,
the associated strategic organisational goals, in order to establish
whether the approaches and goals are mutually supportive; and
4) To develop a framework linking SHRM approaches to specific
organisational goals for construction SMEs. (Continues ...).
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Publisher
© Nicola NaismithPublication date
2007Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.506167Language
- en