International handbook of entrepreneurship and HRM This invaluable reference tool has been designed in response to the growing recognition that too little is known about the intersection between entrepreneurship and human resource management. Paying particular attention to the people side of venture emergence and development it offers unique insights into the role that human resource management (HRM) plays in small and entrepreneurial firms pt. 1. Theory and research methods pt. 2. The nature of HRM in smaller and entrepreneurial firms pt. 3. Functional aspects of HRM