Investors in People in small organizations: learning to stay the course?
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of European Industrial Training
- Vol. 23 (6) , 286-299
- https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599910284669
Abstract
This article introduces the “Investors in People (IIP) Small Business Handicap Hurdle Model”. The model represents a significant outcome of a survey carried out within small organizations in the north west of England during 1996. The survey was a preliminary phase of a major study conducted over a period of four years. The model offers both a conceptual integration of survey conclusions and also an empirical tool for application in a broader context. Findings about the appropriateness and acceptability of the IIP standard and framework in small organizations are reported. An overview of the IIP standard itself is presented.Keywords
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