Exploring human capital: putting ‘human’ back into strategic human resource management

2011/02/14 by Patrick M. Wright, Gary C. McMahan · 4 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Innovation and Knowledge Management #Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis #Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/j.1748-8583.2010.00165.x

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Abstract

The field of strategic human resource management has seemingly rediscovered human capital with increasing research focused on human capital as a mediator in the relationship between HR practices and performance. In this paper we review human capital definitions and measurement approaches within this literature. We then identify some of the issues emerging with human capital research. Finally, we propose some future directions for research on human capital in organisations.

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