Atkinson, C., Mallett, O. and Wapshott, R. (2014) ‘You try to be a fair employer’: Regulation and employment relationships in medium-sized firms. International Small Business Journal. pp. 1-18. ISSN 0266-2426
Abstract
In this article, we explore the dynamic, indirect effects of employment regulation through a qualitative study of three medium-sized enterprises and their ongoing, everyday employment relationships. Whereas owner–manager prerogative is generally associated with informality in small and medium-sized enterprises, we identify instances of formal policies and procedures implemented in response to regulation being instrumental in exerting this prerogative. Furthermore, employees reinforced this process by making judgements regarding the employment relationship in terms of their perceived informal psychological contract rather than external regulatory obligations. This article extends understanding of dynamic, indirect regulatory effects in relation to the interplay of informality and formality within psychological contracts in medium-sized enterprises.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author(s) This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (http://www.uk.sagepub.com/aboutus/openaccess.htm). |
Keywords: | employment relationships; medium-sized enterprises; psychological contract regulation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2015 14:53 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2015 14:53 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266242614541992 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0266242614541992 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91337 |