Development Potential of SMEs in Poland

This theoretical and empirical monograph presents the functioning of small and medium-enterprises in Poland through the prism of selected aspects of human resources. The authors devote particular attention to presenting the determinants of development and success factors of small and medium-enterprises, the role of human resources capital in building sustainable competitive advantage of enterprises and the presentation of various resources and the relationship between intellectual capital and diversity management. ****** Potencjał rozwojowy MŚP w Polsce. Wybrane aspekty zarządzania wiekiem, różnorodnością i kapitałem intelektualnym Monografia o charakterze teoretyczno-empirycznym przybliża funkcjonowanie małych i średnich firm w Polsce przez pryzmat wybranych aspektów kapitału ludzkiego. Autorzy szczególną uwagę poświęcili zaprezentowaniu determinant rozwoju oraz czynników sukcesu małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw, roli kapitału ludzkiego w budowaniu trwałej przewagi konkurencyjnej przedsiębiorstw oraz prezentacji różnorodnych zasobów i relacji pomiędzy kapitałem intelektualnym a zarządzaniem różnorodnością.

Introduction 6 Abstract in Polish 10 Chapter 1. Success Factors and Determinants of the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 12 Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 13 Determinants of Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Development 15 Key Success Factors for SMEs 19 Chapter 2. Role of Intellectual Capital in Building a Corporate Advantage — Theoretical and Empirical Aspects 23 Classifications of Intellectual Capital 24 Intellectual Capital Components as Determinants of Company Value Creation 28 Importance and Role of Human Capital in SMEs 29 Chapter 3. Role of Intellectual Capital in SMEs in Poland — Results of an Empirical Study 32 Importance of Human Capital Factors for the Development of Enterprises Operating in Poland 33 Importance of Organizational Capital Factors for the Development of Companies Operating in Poland 37 Importance of Relational Capital Factors for the Development of Companies Operating in Poland 39 Chapter 4. Human Resource Diversity and the Building of Intellectual Capital in Organizations 43 Diversity of Human Resources in an Organization 43 Relationship Between Intellectual Capital and Diversity Management 46 Benefits of Diversity Management in the Light of Empirical Research 48 Role and Impact of Individual Diversity Elements/Characteristics on the Level of Intellectual Capital—Selected Empirical Findings 52 Chapter 5. Human Resources Management in Polish SMEs — Results of Empirical Research 56 Information About Research 58 Age Management—Functional Dimension 60 Age Management—Institutional Dimension 65 Activities Related to Employees’ Development — Motivation, Performance Appraisal 68 Ensuring a Work-life Balance. WLB in SMEs 73 Work Organization in the Context of Mature Employees’ Employment 77 Employee Volunteering 81 Chapter 6. Age Management in SMEs 84 Specificity of Age in Versatile HRM Fields 84 Activities Related to Older Workers Entering and Leaving the Organizations 87 Multigenerational Transfer of Knowledge 90 Importance of Multigenerational Transfer of Knowledge in an Organization 90 Multigenerational Transfer of Knowledge Instruments in SMEs in Poland 93 Age Management Benefits 100 Reactive or Proactive Age Management? 104 Support for Maintaining Economic Activity of 50+ Employees 107 Instead of a Summary 115 List of Tables 118 List of Figures 120 Bibliography 122