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  • HRM in New Zealand biotechnology SMEs: emergence of employment systems through entrepreneurship

    Author(s)
    Ho, Marcus
    Wilson, Marie
    Chen, Shaohui
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Wilson, Marie G.
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    Biotechnology is an industry where human resources embody the knowledge and thereby the competitive strength of the firm. Strategic HRM models have established the importance of resource dependency and institutional perspectives in understanding small biotechnology firms. These models, however, have seldom included the impact of managerial agency, particularly with regard to the role of the founder-scientist. Using three exploratory case studies of biotechnology small and medium enterprises (SMEs), we examine the role of founder-scientists in addressing the requirements of institutional legitimacy and scarce resources ...
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    Biotechnology is an industry where human resources embody the knowledge and thereby the competitive strength of the firm. Strategic HRM models have established the importance of resource dependency and institutional perspectives in understanding small biotechnology firms. These models, however, have seldom included the impact of managerial agency, particularly with regard to the role of the founder-scientist. Using three exploratory case studies of biotechnology small and medium enterprises (SMEs), we examine the role of founder-scientists in addressing the requirements of institutional legitimacy and scarce resources (human and capital) in their firms.
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    Journal Title
    The International Journal of Human Resource Management
    Volume
    21
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190903546854
    Subject
    Human Resources Management
    Business and Management
    Marketing
    Policy and Administration
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/37997
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