HRM in New Zealand biotechnology SMEs: emergence of employment systems through entrepreneurship
Biotechnology is an industry where human resources embody the knowledge and thereby the competitive strength of the firm. Strategic HRM models have established the importance of resource dependency and institutional perspectives in understanding small biotechnology firms. These models,
however, have seldom included the impact of managerial agency, particularly with regard to the role of the founder-scientist. Using three exploratory case studies of biotechnology small and medium enterprises (SMEs), we examine the role of founder-scientists in addressing the requirements
of institutional legitimacy and scarce resources (human and capital) in their firms.
Keywords: biotechnology; founders; institutional theory; open systems theory; resource dependency theory; strategic HRM
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Department of Management, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand 2: Department of Management and International Business, University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New Zealand 3: China Europe International Business School, Shanghai, China, PRC
Publication date: 01 February 2010
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