Article Review on Leadership in Business

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Article review on leadership in business
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The theme of employees’ voices in the context of Small and Medium Size Enterprise
(SME) is a hot debate topic in case of workplace communication. In this, Gilman et al. (2015)
sheds light on the variations, which prevail in these arenas. The author also reflects the aspect
of sensitive in these contexts, which can be assessed through the theoretical considerations.
As a matter of specification, the authors make mention of a-priori frameworks, which helps in
gaining an insight into the complexities prevailing in the performance of the employees in the
SMEs. Aligning with the arguments of Blomme, Kodden and Beasley-Suffolk (2015), it can
be said that the main focus is to detect the role of resources and constraints in shaping the
voice practices. Along with this, the aim to detect the differences, which prevail in data
collected on the practices and the actual practices, which are incorporated in the firms for
attaching proper and clear shape to the voices of the employees (Gilman et al. 2015).
The firms considered in this context vary according to the compliance to the
regulations. One of the firms is those, which practice strategic market regulation. Others
relate to the firms, which are led by strategic management practices. Some of the other firms,
referred in the article relate to those, which are led by non-strategic market.
One of the other themes in this context is the human resource practices in the small
and medium size enterprises. In this, Ghasabeh, Soosay and Reaiche (2015) points out that
previous research seems to be scantily available, aggravating the knowledge gaps.
Incapability towards using the theories have deprived the readers about this aspect. This
incapability gives rise to the questions, which pertains to the decision-making, gaining an
important position in shaping the voice of the employees in small and medium size firms.
Within this, Gilman et al. (2015) point out that the theme of “contours” relate to the roles
adopted by the employees for the

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Categorization of the employees’ voice into consultative and substantive is one of the
other themes, which the article highlights. This segmentation sheds light on their approach
towards the daily activities, which they perform in the workplace. As per the opinions of
Miner (2015), substantive perceptions results in the creation of permanent structures, which
assists the personnel in undertaking beneficial decisions for unleashing the capabilities and
competencies. This structure forms different analytical approach, categorizing the voice of
the employees based on the following aspects-
 Individual dissatisfaction
 Collective organization
 Contribution to management decision-making
 Mutual interest
Debates about the voice of the employees relates expands the scope and arena of the
discourse. The author particularly mentions of the personal dichotomies, which aggravates
the intensity of the complexities. Research and analysis in this aspect broadens the disciples.
This is in terms of the inclusion of fields like HRM, political science, organizational
behaviour, of psychology, law and industrial relations (Offermann and Coats 2018).
According to the arguments of Gilman et al. (2015), management strategies adopted
for governing the human resources is crucial in shaping the voices of the employees in the
SMEs. The main focus is on understanding the context in which the voices of the employees
in the SMEs operates in the business context. In this, consideration of the fields of Public
Relations helps in achieving a deeper understanding about the dynamics of communication in
the workplace context. This is through the means of a-priori frameworks, which helps in the
simplified the scope and arena of communication in the business context. Construction of