What is Human Capital

Human capital is the knowledge, skills and experience of individuals. Learn more in: How to Value and Monitor the Relational Capital of Knowledge-Intensive Organizations

It is composed of creativity, skill, research potential, knowledge, talent, and experiences of professors, students, researchers, and administrative staff of the educational organization to perform their functions. Learn more in: Proposal of Indicators for Intellectual Capital in Higher Education

The knowledge, skills, and competencies of people. Human capital is valuable as the renewable part of intellectual capital. It is the constant source of creativity, innovation, and ability to change. Learn more in: Social Networks through an Entrepreneurial Mindset

A set of theories which aim to describe the physical and symbolic resources available to actors in a given context, including (in this chapter) academic, affective, cognitive, economic, inter-cultural, and social forms of capital. Learn more in: Biliteracy and Human Capital in Texas Border Colonias

It is the measure of the skills, knowledge and experience possessed by an individual or organization in terms of their value or cost to the organization. Learn more in: Women Entrepreneurship across Nations: Opportunities and Challenges

Knowledge, skills, and abilities that are linked with an individuals’ propensity to create and execute on work. Learn more in: The Role of Arts and Music in Early Childhood Education

The stock of knowledge, skills abilities and attributes to perform to produce economic value. Learn more in: Closing the Gender Gap in Human Capital Formation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The skills and expertise that allows the individual to do their task more productively. Learn more in: In Azerbaijan: An Examination of the Relationship Between Human Capital Development and Macroeconomic Indicators

It is the structural enabling of organizations to invest in the people’s skills, knowledge, education, health, and other wellbeing aspects that has positive returns into the business reflected as loyalty for instance. Learn more in: Reinventing Operating Models for Sustainable Organizational Performance: The Case of the Big Search

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An approach representing employees of an organization as valuable assets. Learn more in: Sustainability Reporting on Labor Practices: An Examination in Turkey

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There are four individual factors which, when combined, define human capital: the genetic inheritance, education, experience, and attitudes about life and business. Learn more in: HR Portal: A Tool for Contingent and Individualized HRM

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An Economic theory which assumed that man is the most valuable asset of an enterprise. The man is not only workforce but also knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, and attitude. Learn more in: To Take or Not to Take?: The Importance of Business Ethics

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It is the type of capital generated through education, research and developmental activities. It is the indicator for skilled labor. Learn more in: An Empirical Study on Unique Sustainability Nexus: Evidence From Developed and Developing Nations

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The accumulation of knowledge, particularly from formalized education, expressed as the individual human capability to complete some form of labor that produces economic value to society ( Becker, 1993 ). Learn more in: The Japanese Tertiary Education System and Its Impact on Economic Conditions from 2000 to 2010: Human Capital Formation

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Roos et al. (1997) describe human capital as the company soul. It is referent to people as source of organizational wealth. Constitutes the individual capacities, knowledge, skills and experience of the employees and directors (Edvinsson & Malone, 1997), is the source of innovation and strategic renovation (Stewart, 1998). Although is difficult to codify, identify and to valuate (Bontis, 1996) is considered the pillar of all value creation activities (Edvinsson & Malone, 1997), it essence is the intelligence escarped on the firm members (Bontis, 1999). Learn more in: Critical Success Factors and Core Competencies

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Assets related to individuals, volunteers or employees. Learn more in: Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) between Businesses and Adult Education Providers

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All the intangible assets associated with the company’s personnel, such as their skills, motivation, experience, commitment, and so forth. Learn more in: Intellectual Capital Models and their Role within Information Systems

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The collection of knowledge, capabilities, and capacities of the human resources and processes within an organization with the understanding that this collection has value for, is an asset of, provides economic advantages to, and can be enhanced by investment from the organization. Learn more in: Employee Incentives and Retention for an E-World

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The skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or country. Learn more in: Valuing Intellectual Capital at the Postgraduate Level in Higher Education Institutions

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The value of a laborer in the capitalist attempt to develop surplus value. Often trained with particular knowledge, habits, and attributes. Learn more in: Teacher, Mentor, and Teacher Education

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A productive resource which brings together the training, abilities and skills of individuals who take part in production processes and which are related to work productivity. It depends on factors such as education and experience. Learn more in: Value Creation, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Feedback Effects

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The knowledge, skills, competencies and traits of individuals that facilitate the creation of personal, social and economic well-being. Learn more in: Higher Education Financial Sources and Models: A Comparative Analysis in Selected EU Countries

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Assets and potentialities of individuals to work, to build relationships, to promote creativity and innovation, and to transform relationships and contexts of life (social, economic, political, psychological and cultural). Learn more in: Cities Really Smart and Inclusive: Possibilities and Limits for Social Inclusion and Participation

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It is mainly related with education, skills, tacit knowledge, which play an important role in instigating entrepreneurial activity, productivity, and the relative success of SE ventures. Learn more in: Resourced-Based View and Internationalisation of Social Enterprises: An Exploratory Study

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It is referred to as the knowledge, skills, competencies, and attributes embodied in individuals that facilitate the creation of personal, social, and economic wellbeing. Learn more in: Human Capital Development

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The knowledge, skills, competencies and other attributes embodied in individuals or groups of individuals acquired during their life and used to produce goods, services or ideas in market circumstances. Learn more in: Intergenerational Differences and Education Needs: The Baby Boomers, X, and Y Generations

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One of the most critical resources in a company; it is related to productivity, capacity, and workers experience. Learn more in: The Importance of Leadership, Corporate Climate, Use of Resources, and Strategic Planning in Family Business

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The personal attributes that contribute towards the organizational goals, strategies, and values. Includes knowledge, skills, attitudes as well as personality and education, among others. Learn more in: Expect the Unexpected: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Future of Airport Leaders and Managers

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The skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or country. Learn more in: Growing Opportunities in Attracting Investments for the Sustainable Socio-Economic Development of the ATU Gagauzia (Republic of Moldova)

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Human Capital is a combination of employee’s education, training, experience (Becker, 1964 AU30: The in-text citation "Becker, 1964" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ) Learn more in: Explicit and Tacit Knowledge: To Share or Not to Share

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An input of production consisting human resources. Learn more in: Employment in Innovation Performance: Comparison of Turkey and EU Countries

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Knowledge that a person acquires throughout his life formally or informally to perform in diverse contexts through the contribution of a service or the contribution of ideas. Learn more in: Development of Competences Through the PBL and the Use of Technology

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An indispensable resource for an investment. Learn more in: Second Global Commitment, Challenge for Institutes of Higher Education: Contribution Actions or Institutional Notoriety

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The stock of skills, attributes, and experiences gained by an individual viewed in terms of their value to an organization and/or country. Learn more in: Building a Diversified and Sustainable Economy in Kazakhstan: Towards the Green Economy Through a Triple Helix Approach

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The skills and knowledge that individuals acquire through education and experience. It can be accumulated through investment in education. Learn more in: The Importance of Investing in Early Childhood Development and the Role of Families

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An economic concept emphasizing the abilities and skills of any individual, especially those acquired through investment in education and training, and that fundamentally enhance potential earning of income. Learn more in: Leveraging Workforce Diversity through a Career Development Paradigm Shift

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People who know how to learn and who continue learning by upgrading existing skills and acquiring new skills. There is a strong relationship between human capital and economic growth. Because people come with a diverse set of skills and knowledge, human capital can certainly help boost the economy. This relationship can be measured by how much investment goes into people’s education. Learn more in: Transforming and Facilitating Quality Education in Developing Knowledge Economy: The Indian Perspective

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assets of individuals that create economic value for the individuals, their employers, or their communities. Learn more in: Conceptualizing LEAD: Service Learning Leadership Experience for Student Success

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Skills, knowledge, and experience of an individual or group and their value or cost to an organization. Learn more in: Human Capital Development: An Investigation of Innovative Methods

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That in the minds of individuals: knowledge, competences, experience, know-how etc Learn more in: Chief Knowledge Officers

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The aggregate of human Know-How on production, is operated by UNESCO as an index pf education. Learn more in: Neuroeconomic Perspectives for Economics

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The capacity of a person's knowledge, skills, and personality attributes to perform work in order to produce economic value. Learn more in: Technological Application to Managing a Municipal Urban Garden

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The construct is related to employees as individuals carry a set of skills, knowledge, attitude, competencies, and experience, which is regarded as capability, talent. Learn more in: Talent Management: Retaining Distinctive Human Capital Sustainably

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An individual’s skill set that consists of intellectual and crafting abilities creating economic value added. Learn more in: Youth Employment

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A set of knowledge, skills, abilities, or capabilities and experience possessed by an individual or a group of people, considered in relation to the value to the organization or a country. Learn more in: Human Capital Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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An individual’s skill set that consists of intellectual and crafting abilities creating economic value added. Learn more in: Youth Employment

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Covers all intangible elements associated with company personnel, such as their skills, motivation, experience, commitment, etc. Learn more in: Innovation in Extremadura: Opportunity for Companies or Obstacle for their Development?

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The collective value of an organization’s competencies, knowledge, and skills. Unlike structural capital (e.g., a building), human capital is not reflected in financial statements, but it is extremely valuable to an organization in that it is a renewable source of creativity and innovation. Learn more in: Writing: The Neglected “R” in the Workplace

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The term ‘human capital’ has two different levels, personal and systemic. At the individual level, OECD (2001 AU30: The in-text citation "OECD (2001" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ) defined it as “the knowledge, skills, competencies, and attributes embodied in individuals that facilitate the creation of personal, social, and economic well-being.” Therefore, personal human capital refers specifically to individual possession of human capital and the development of ‘whole individuals’. At the systemic level, ‘human capital’ is the collection of the skills and knowledge (and attitudes) of all workers in an organization or all the people of a nation.The latter sense has increasingly been seen as an engine of national economic and social growth and development Learn more in: Standards for Skill Training and Development

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Term used in different economic theories which refers to the people the constitute a company, but not just by number, but in their professional training, academic degrees, and quality, including their productivity level, involved personnel in the production process of the company. These personnel generate value to the company. Learn more in: Organizational Culture: A Key Element for the Development of Mexican Micro and Small Tourist Companies

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Human capital is an intangible asset or quality not listed on a company's balance sheet. Learn more in: The Economics of Unemployment

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The ability to generate any kind of work with an economic value, and by using knowledge, psychosocial traits and social skills. It can be developed via education, and work and life experiences. Learn more in: Towards a Framework for Lifelong E-Learning and Employability

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The collective knowledge that is embedded in the personnel, organisational routines, and network relationships of an organisation. Learn more in: Current Trends in Human Capital Formation

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The inherent personal attributes, expertise, skills expressed in the capability to perform a task in order to produce economic value. Learn more in: Reshaping Education for the New Labour Market in Sub-Saharan African Countries

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A component of employability and is comprised of various variables such as age and education, work experience and training, job performance, organization tenure, emotional intelligence, cognitive ability, and knowledge, skills, attitudes, and others. Learn more in: The Contribution of Part-Time Work Experience to Pre-Service Teachers' Development of Graduate Employability

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There are four individual factors which, combined, define human capital: the genetic inheritance, the education, the experience, and attitudes about life and business. Learn more in: HR Portals as Tools for Relational Resources Management

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Refers to the abilities, skills, and knowledge available to the total population, which are accumulated through formal education, experience in the labor market, additional education and the like. Learn more in: Regional Competitiveness: Theoretical and Empirical Aspects

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Is regarded as a multilevel and multidimensional concept, tackling people’s specific characteristics and intellectual qualities that are able to empower organizations prevail in challenging times, aiding entities to react to different market challenges and changes, adapt to all forms of environment and strive to successfully meet consumers’ expectations and needs. Learn more in: Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship for Value-Based Cultures, Economies, and Societies: Increasing Performance Through Intellectual Capital in Challenging Times

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The collective power of a body of like-minded professionals purposefully used to increase the impact of an initiative in one setting or location. Learn more in: Structure of LEAD in the Secondary Panel: Applying a Compensatory School's Student Success Solutions

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The economic value of humans that is accounted for skills, knowledge, and attributes humans possess. Learn more in: Human Capital Development in Youth Inspires Us With a Valuable Lesson: Self-Care and Wellbeing

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Refers to the capabilities associated with secondary and post-secondary education, learning experience and labor market experience of a group. Learn more in: Black African Entrepreneurship in the UK

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The investment in Human Resources in order to increase their efficiency: an investment for future use. Human capital refers to knowledge, education, work competence, and psychometric evaluations. Learn more in: Understanding Human Resources Needs in Tourism: A Competittive Advantage

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Defines human resources in terms of assets which includes knowledge, skills, and abilities of individuals. Learn more in: Effective Integration of Technology and Human Capital Development in Healthcare

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Is regarded as a multifaceted and multifactorial concept, possessing heterogeneous traits, which addresses a complex set of theoretical knowledge belonging to individuals, as well as a general and specialized set of skills capable to aid employees at their places of work, thus enabling the process of creating goods and services for our society during the production activities. Learn more in: Strategic Human Resource Management in the 21st-Century Organizational Landscape: Human and Intellectual Capital as Drivers for Performance Management

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A certain state of competence, knowledge, creativity, social and personality characteristics that are embedded in the ability to work to produce economic value; it is an economic view of people, employees of the company. Learn more in: Talent Management as a Part of Sustainable Human Resources Management

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Employee’s collective knowledge, competencies, abilities and the power of brain. Learn more in: Intellectual Capital Measurement

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An approach to the world that places human value in their productive capabilities relative to economic markets, often to the exclusion of imagination, creativity and community. Learn more in: The Promise, Pitfalls, and Context of Restorative Justice: Through a Lens of Communication Disorders

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In broad terms, the people-based resources of an organisation. Most KM writers emphasise the intellectual capital dimension of human capital. Learn more in: The Role of Emotional Capital in Organisational KM

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The knowledge, skills, and resources held by an individual and acquired through their own education and experiences. Learn more in: Professional Learning and Change Through Social Networks and Social Capital

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Refers to the stock of skills and knowledge embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. Learn more in: ICTs and Family Physicians Human Capital Upgrading: Delightful Chimera or Harsh Reality?

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The collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets of individuals that can be used to create the economic value for the individuals, their employers, or their community. Learn more in: Foreign Direct Investment: Advanced Issues and Approaches

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The totality of knowledge and skills used to meet the diverse needs of a person, company, and society as a whole. Learn more in: Flexible Educational Program for Managerial Engineering Personnel in Innovation

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A productive resource that brings together the training, abilities, and skills of individuals who take part in production processes and that are related to work productivity. It depends on factors such as education and experience. Learn more in: Corporate Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Organizational Improvement: The Case of Auto Parts Sector in Colombia

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