that both small
organizations and their HRD activities are
essentially informal, reactive and short-term
in outlook. Taken in isolation, this statement
Rosemary Hill and Jim Stewart
Human resource development
in small organizations
Journal of European Industrial
Training
perhaps gives the impression that human
resource development in small firms is
typically ineffective. However, by adding a
further dimension, we may change this
somewhat dismal picture a little. Despite a
commonality engendered by factors such as
smallness and external uncertainty, each
small organization is unique in its
composition and culture and, therefore, not
readily seduced by formality and
standardization