1、1 3400 单词， 1.8 万英文字符， 5240 汉字 出处： Jameson S M. Recruitment and training in small firmsJ. Journal of European Industrial Training, 2000, 24(1):43-49. Recruitment and training in small firms SM Jameson Abstract The hospitality and tourism industries are two of the fastest growing and most dynamic sect
2、ors of the UK economy. Both industries are highly labour intensive and, because of this, the effective management of human resources is critical to their success. A defining characteristic of these industries is the high incidence of small firms. The issue of training in the small business sector in
3、 general has been neglected by academics and management specialists and this is also the case specifically in tourism and hospitality. This article goes some way to address this gap in knowledge and examines the recruitment and training practices of small tourism and hospitality firms. The issues ex
4、amined include sources of recruitment, the extent to which small tourism and hospitality firms had training plans and training budgets, participation, and evaluation of training. Keyword(s): Recruitment; Training; Small firms; Hospitality; Tourism. Background Small firms and training Although defini
5、tions of small firms have been extensively debated, there is no disagreement that the most commonly found tourism or hospitality enterprise is small (Thomas, 1998). To date, very little research has been conducted in these organisations. This is no surprise and as Matlay argues: The issue of trainin
6、g in the small business sector of the British economy has largely been neglected by academic researchers and human resource planning, development and management specialists who, until recently, were content to suggest solutions which were more relevant to the businesses strategies of larger firms (Matlay, 1996, p. 648). This is supported by Johnson and Gubbins (1992, pp. 28-9) who suggest that:relatively little is known about the extent, nature and determinants of training in small and me
