Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study particular structural and organisational factors affecting the formality of human resource management (HRM) practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South-Eastern European (SEE) post-communist countries, in particular Serbia,...

Purpose – Advances the view that work-life balance (WLB) can benefit business during financial crisis and austerity. Design/methodology/approach – Draws evidence from studies in Britain and southeastern Europe. Findings – Introduces and explains the dual-agenda approach as a potential...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the application of total reward practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South-Eastern European (SEE) region and the reward elements positively affecting organisational performance. Design/methodology/approach The sample...