Web and Video Links

Access the CIPD website and download the document ‘Achieving excellence: HR and people management in Singapore SMEs’, accessible via:

Consider then the feasibility and appropriateness of a stage’s framework such as the one suggested in the document.

Access the European Commission website via

The website sets out the multifaceted concept of workplace innovation, which includes a variety of things, for instance change in business structure, Human Resources management practices, or in the work environment itself. The rational for workplace innovation is often heighten motivation and improved working conditions for employees, which can lead to increased productivity, innovation capability and overall business competitiveness. Consider the benefits of  initiatives such as EWIN and suggest ways for optimising their function.

Access a brief BBC documentary using the link:

This video presents Brompton – an exemplar internationalised English bicycle manufacturer. This entrepreneurial business has achieved phenomenal growth and this offers an opportunity to consider the human capital needed to achieve high-value manufacturing and innovation.