TY - RPRT AU - White, Michael AU - Bryson, Alex TI - When Does HRM 'Work' in Small British Enterprises? PY - 2016/Jan/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 9690 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9690 AB - Using nationally representative workplace data we find substantial use of high-performance work systems (HPWS) in Britain's small enterprises. We find empirical support for the proposition that HPWS have a non-linear association with employees' overall job attitude, with a positive association apparent where HPWS are used intensively. These associations are robust to factors often cited as obstacles to HPWS implementation such as informality and family ownership. KW - small firms KW - high-performance work system KW - human resource management KW - organisational commitment KW - job satisfaction ER -