Purpose

Interviews were conducted with eight family businesses involved in several industries in Western Australia.

Design/methodology/approach

The purpose of this study is to draw on the experiences of family-owned firms and explore how contemporary human resource management (HRM) and allied developments shape their business practices.

Findings

Significant strengths emerged relevant to “formalised HRM processes” and “familiness”. However, challenges were simultaneously experienced or interpreted as negatively affecting family firm performance. In addition, there was a relationship between challenges and external environmental factors. These challenges are categorised as “labour costs and supply” and “formalising HRM practices”. Further, participants discussed emerging opportunities, and how they were strategically considering the relationship between organisation finance, innovation, future growth, operations and HRM.

Originality/value

From a practical standpoint, the research addresses the complexities of managing contemporary HRM developments in ways that contribute to improved family firm performance. From a theoretical perspective, key insights of the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm and strategic HRM theory are considered to gain a deeper understanding of family firms' adaptive managerial activities.

中文翻译：

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在西澳大利亚经营的家族企业的人力资源管理适应：一项探索性研究

目的

对涉及西澳大利亚多个行业的八家家族企业进行了采访。

设计/方法/方法

本研究的目的是借鉴家族企业的经验，并探讨当代人力资源管理 (HRM) 和相关发展如何塑造其商业实践。

发现

与“正式的人力资源管理流程”和“家庭”相关的显着优势出现了。然而，挑战同时经历或被解释为对家族企业绩效产生负面影响。此外，挑战与外部环境因素之间存在关系。这些挑战被归类为“劳动力成本和供应”和“正式的人力资源管理实践”。此外，与会者还讨论了新出现的机会，以及他们如何从战略上考虑组织财务、创新、未来增长、运营和人力资源管理之间的关系。

原创性/价值

从实践的角度来看，该研究解决了以有助于提高家族企业绩效的方式管理当代人力资源管理发展的复杂性。从理论的角度来看，企业资源基础观（RBV）和战略人力资源管理理论的关键见解被认为可以更深入地理解家族企业的适应性管理活动。