Skills shortage and recruitment is an area of undeniable importance to the SME sector and a challenge for human resource management. This article reports on the findings from a study of people management in over 300 organisations employing typically between 20 and 200 people. It aims to provide...

The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector is receiving increasing recognition and, as part of this, its human resources needs is a comparatively neglected area. This study of 300 companies consisted of a comprehensive investigation of all aspects of human resources. The focus here is on the...

Two major dates are 1991, the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and 1992, the integration of the European Community. The IIA‐UK is the largest among the European Institutes, and the largest also outside North America. It began as an offshoot of IIA Inc. in the USA,...

An outline of worldwide surveys and research related to the training of internal auditors is given. A comparison of managers in the UK and those in Europe, USA and Japan is made. The growth of internal auditing as a profession is traced and the relevance and application of action learning to...