Title: The Oxford handbook of human capital /
Authors: Spender, J.-C.; Burton-Jones, Alan.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Human capital.
Abstract: This handbook provides a much needed, authoritative and inter-disciplinary survey of concepts, applications and research on human capital, the stock of human capabilities and knowledge found in organisations.
Contents: Part I. The nature of human capital -- ch. 1. An economic perspective on the notion of 'human capital' / Margaret M. Blair -- ch. 2. A social perspective : exploring the links between human capital and social capital / Janine Nahapiet -- ch. 3. Global culture capital and cosmopolitan human capital : the effects of global mindset and organizational routines on cultural intelligence and international experience / Kok-Yee Ng, Mei Ling Tan, and Soon Ang -- ch. 4. Cognition and human capital : the dynamic interrelationship between knowledge and behavior / Rhett A. Brymer, Michael A. Hitt, and Mario Schijven -- ch. 5. A capital-based approach to the firm : reflections on the nature and scope of the concept of capital and its extension to intangibles / Peter Lewin -- Part II. Human capital and the firm -- ch. 6. Human capital and transaction cost economics / Nicolai J. Foss -- ch. 7. Human capital and agency theory / J.-C. Spender -- ch. 8. Human capital in the resource-based view / Jeroen Kraaijenbrink -- ch. 9. Human capital, entrepreneurship, and the theory of the firm / Brian J. Loasby -- ch. 10. The firm, human capital, and knowledge creation / Georg von Krogh and Martin W. Wallin -- Part III. Human capital and organizational effectiveness -- ch. 11. Human capital, HR strategy, and organizational effectiveness / Peter Boxall -- ch. 12. How organizations obtain the human capital they need / Monika Hamori, Rocio Bonet, and Peter Cappelli -- ch. 13. Aligning human capital with organizational needs / David P. Lepak, Riki Takeuchi, and Juani Swart -- ch. 14. Maximizing value from human capital / Russell Coff -- ch. 15. Accounting for human capital and organizational effectiveness / Robin Kramar, Vijaya Murthy, and James Guthrie.