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1、原文：SmallfirmresponsestoemploymentregulationLynetteHarrisTheauthorLynetteHarrisisAssociateHeadofHRM,DepartmentofHumanResourceManagement,NottinghamBusinessSchool,TheNottinghamTrentUniversity,andNottingham,UK.KeywordsProcedures,Small-tomedium-sizedenterprises,Legislation,Regulation,Cos

2、ts.AbstractExaminestheimpactofemploymentregulationonowner-managerapproachestotheemploymentrelationshipattheleveloftheindividualfirm.Whiletherewasnoreportedprincipledoppositiontoextendingemploymentrightsassuggestedbyanumberofearlierstudies,thecumulativeeffectofrecentlegislationwasper

3、ceivedbyowner-managerstobereducingtheircompetitivenessbyplacingcostlyandtime-consumingdemandsonthesmallerbusiness.Thecasestudycompanieswereincreasinglyformalizingtheiremploymentprocesseslargelytodefendtheirdecisionsagainstpotentiallitigation.Despitecertainacknowledgedbenefits,thisin

4、creasingproceduralisationwasheldtobedetrimentaltotheinformalityandflexibilityviewedasessentialtoeffectiveworkingrelationshipsinthesmallerenterprise.Continuingrecruitmentdifficultiescombinedwiththecostsassociatedwithexpandingregulationledthemajorityofthecasestudycompaniestoidentifyan

5、investmentinautomationandlabor-savingequipmentasapreferablelong-termoptiontotheexpansionoftheworkforce.ManagerialandpolicyimplicationslThereislittleevidenceofaprincipledobjectiontoincreasingemploymentregulationamongowner-managersbuttheyhavegrowingconcernsaboutitscumulativeimpactonco

6、mpetitivenessandmuchofitsappropriatenesstotheoperationalrealitiesofSMEs.lApproachestoregulationandtheemploymentrelationshipamongowner-managerstendtobefirmspecificandembeddedintheindividualorganizationalcontext.Levelsofreactivityorproactivelyarehighlydependentonthevaluesandknowledgeo

7、findividualowner-managers,organizationalhistory,atradeunionpresenceandawarenessoftheworkforce.lThecostimplicationsandtimeconsumingnatureofincreasingregulationandlitigationarelikelytoencouragetheadoptionofminimumrequirementsasthemaximumratherthandevelopingmore“customized"approachesto

8、employmentissues.lS