Towards a more inclusive human resource community: Engaging ethnic minority microbusinesses in human resource development programmes targeted at more productive methods of operating

Monder Ram; Imelda McCarthy; Anne Green; Judy Scully

doi:10.1111/1748-8583.12416

Towards a more inclusive human resource community: Engaging ethnic minority microbusinesses in human resource development programmes targeted at more productive methods of operating

Monder Ram, Imelda McCarthy, Anne Green, Judy Scully

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Abstract

The economic and social importance of ethnic minority microbusinesses (‘EMMBs’ with 1–9 employees) is neglected in human resource (HR) academic and policy discourse on productive ways of working. This article presents an action research approach to show how academics and intermediaries (local trusted industry representatives) can collaborate to promote HR development programmes targeted at more productive methods of operating in EMMBs. Our research collaboration involves academics, EMMBs (from the catering and creative sectors) and intermediaries. We develop perspectives on HR in small firms by showing how EMMBs can be engaged in initiatives of learning and development targeted at organisational change. The study contributes to recent calls for a more inclusive approach to HR theorising and practice.

Original language	English
Journal	Human Resource Management Journal
Early online date	20 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12416
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 20 Oct 2021

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© 2021 The Authors. Human Resource Management Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Funding: Economic and Social Research Council (GrantNumber(s): ES/S012788/1)

Keywords

HR practices
action research
ethnic minority
microbusinesses
productive work

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Towards a more inclusive human resource community: Engaging ethnic minority microbusinesses in human resource development programmes targeted at more productive methods of operating

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