Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées à la Gestion

This article aims to understand the emergence and development of inclusive human resource management ({HRM}) in {SMEs}. The concept of inclusion refers to the professional fulfillment and recognition of employees (Bonneveux et al., 2020). This form of {HRM} has an integrative aim insofar as it offers the possibility of improving collaboration, particularly between the manager and his employees. In this perspective, we have mobilized in an original way Mauss's logic of gift, coupled with the literature on {HRM} in {SMEs} in order to propose a new reading grid. Based on the emblematic case of an {SME}, a longitudinal qualitative study was conducted over a period of 8 years.