Small businesses are believed to have outperformed large businesses

According to research by management school Roffey Park, liability insurance holders with less than 50 employees outperform larger organisations in employee wellbeing. However many managers have stated that small businesses need to invest more in staff development or risk stagnation.

The school surveyed more than 1,500 UK business managers and found that small businesses were stronger at leadership, job security, career progression and the ability to survive the recession.

It was found that the more staff an organisation had, the more likely they were to experience poor leadership, conflict and bullying.

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