PECULIARITIES OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

Abstract Small and medium enterprises are an important sector of the economy of many countries. Increasing their efficiency means the development of the country to some extent. Research and development of human resource development issues is one of the factors that can be used to achieve the above goal. Therefore, nowadays, research in this direction is relevant and interesting. The aim of this paper is to study the development of human resources in small and medium-sized enterprises, for which the following tasks were defined: the criteria for defining small and medium-sized businesses are outlined in the article; The priorities of the mentioned field are discussed, the specific issues of human resources development are analyzed and the importance of self-development in the development of managers is emphasized. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research is the existing scientific publications on the development of human resources of small and medium-sized enterprises. The issue was studied on the basis of desk research, within which dialectics, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, comparison, generalization were used. The author's assumptions and recommendations are expressed about the issues discussed in the article, thus promoting the effective development of human resources in small and medium-sized businesses. The work will be interesting and useful for researchers interested in studying the mentioned issue and for any interested person.References: 1. Beardwell, Julie & Tim Claydon. 2007. Human resource management: a contemporary approach. 5th ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall/Financial Times. 2. Collings, David G., Geoffrey T. Wood, & Leslie T. Szamosi. 2019. Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach. 2nd ed. Edited by David G. Collings, Geoffrey T. Wood and Leslie T. Szamosi . Milton: Routledge. 3. Dessler, Gary. 2020. Human resource management. 16th Ed. New York: Pearson. 4. Dietz, Graham, Ton van der Wiele, Jos van Iwaarden & Julie Brosseau. 2006. "HRM Inside UK E-commerce Firms: Innovations in the 'New' Economy and Continuities with the 'Old'." International Small Business Journal 24 (5): 443-470. Accessed July 6, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242606067267. 5. Dundon, Tony & Adrian Wilkinson. 2019. "Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach." Edited by David G. Collings, Geoffrey T. Wood and Leslie T. Szamosi, 194-212. Milton: Routledge. 6. Gray, Colin & Christopher Mabey. 2005. "Management Development: Key Differences between Small and Large Businesses in Europe." International Small Business Journal 23 (5): 467-485. Accessed July 6, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242605055908. 7. Hann, Agnes. 2012. Employment relations in SMEs: day-to-day advice-seeking and the role of intermediaries. ACAS Research Report Ref 13/12, London: ACAS. Accessed Feb. 8, 2022. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/employment-relations-in-smes-daytoday-adviceseeking-and-the-role-of-intermediaries. 8. Katz, Jerome A., Howard E. Aldrich, Theresa M. Welbourne & Pamela M. Williams. 2000. "Guest Editor's Comments Special Issue on Human Resource Management and the SME: Toward a New Synthesis." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 25 (1): 7-10. Accessed July 6, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/104225870002500102. 9. Kotey, Bernice & Cathleen Folker. 2007. "Employee Training in SMEs: Effect of Size and Firm Type—Family and Nonfamily." Journal of Small Business Management 45 (2): 214-238. Accessed July 6, 2022. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00210.x. 10. Marlow, Susan. 2002. "Regulating labour management in small firms." Human ResourceManagement Journal 12 (3): 25-43. Accessed July 6, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2002.tb00069.x. 11. McEvoy, Glenn M. 1984. "Small Business Personnel Practices." Journal of Small Business Management 22 (4): 1-8. Accessed July 6, 2022. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/manage_facpub/98/. 12. Thomson, Andrew, Christopher Mabey, John Storey & Colin Gray. 2001. Changing Patterns of Management Development. Oxford: Blackwell Business. 13. Williams, Kathy. 2005. "Top HR Compliance Issues for Small." Strategic Finance (February): 21-23. Accessed July 6, 2022. https://sfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sfarchive/2005/02/STREETWISE.pdf