Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia Dalam Usaha Kecil dan Menengah : Kajian Konseptual

Abstract

Human resource development in small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) is
known to have a role as important as large-scale enterprises in achieving competi-
tive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of human
resources development in SMEs. Management and development of human resources
in SMEs generally done informally, i.e. do not have written rules; recruitment process
done through employees’ word-of-mouth; selection process is done based on consid-
eration of small business owners; training process is determined to SME owners; and
motivation in SMEs in terms of salary or wages are often considered smaller than
large enterprises.
Keywords: Informal human resource, recruitment and selection in SME, training
and development in SME, Motivation in SME