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Human capital has a substantial impact on individual earnings. [2] Research indicates that human capital investments have high economic returns throughout childhood and young adulthood. [2] [3] Companies can invest in human capital; for example, through education and training, improving levels of quality and production. [4]
Talent management (TM) is the anticipation of required human capital for an organization and the planning to meet those needs. [1] The field has been growing in significance and gaining interest among practitioners as well as in the scholarly debate over the past 10 years as of 2020, [2] particularly after McKinsey's 1997 research [3] and the 2001 book on The War for Talent.
In contrast, many economists today consider "human capital" (skills and education) as the fourth factor of production, with entrepreneurship as a form of human capital. Yet others refer to intellectual capital. More recently, many have begun to see "social capital" as a factor, as contributing to production of goods and services.
The concept of human development expands upon the notion of economic development to include social, political and even ethical dimensions.Since the mid-twentieth century, international organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank have adopted human development as a holistic approach to evaluating a country’s progress that considers living conditions, social relations ...
research has supported the contention that subtle environmental factors, such as the convenience of unhealthy foods, can affect food consumption without the consumer making an explicit choice about whether or how much to eat (Brian Wansink 2006). Most of this research has emphasized
Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. [1] [2] A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. [3] Similar terms include manpower, labor, labor-power, or personnel.
Tomiko Itooka, who became the world's oldest living person, died last week at age 116. Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas is now the new world's oldest person.
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Tuesday on a bill supported by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to essentially ban transgender girls and women from competing in school ...