Human capital management (HCM) is the process an organization uses to recruit, manage, develop or optimize employees to improve workforce productivity. It involves hiring the right employees, aligning ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of people, risk, leadership and performance. A survey of global board members conducted by WTW and Nasdaq ...

Human capital is about the innate power workers have. It is about their knowledge, skills and insights, which can’t be sold or bought. Scottish economist Adam Smith was one of the first to recognize ...

Human capital management (HCM) is a set of practices related to human resources (HR) management that enables managers and business leaders to retain top talent and maximize their team’s productivity.

Strategic Human Capital Management Systems constitute an integrated set of processes and technologies designed to align an organisation’s workforce capabilities with its long-term objectives. At their ...

Human capital —people’s health, skills, knowledge, and experience— is the foundation of economic growth and poverty reduction and of a workforce ready for the jobs of the future. Yet progress in ...

Twenty years ago, something happened when Pablo Peña sat in Prof. Gary Becker’s doctoral-level course at the University of Chicago. As the economist lectured on human capital theory, a concept he’d ...

On this episode of The Long View, Tom Idzorek, chief investment officer of retirement for Morningstar Investment Management, and Paul Kaplan, who before retiring in 2023 was the director of research ...

The Human Capital Trust Fund was launched in 2019 with generous support from the Gates Foundation and the Government of Canada. The Trust Fund helps countries to invest in people through a ...

This study was funded from the U.S. Air Force executed via a subcontract from Infoscitex under prime Contract FA8650-14-D-6500. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in ...

Boards should review their company’s strategies, policies, and practices to remain prepared for stakeholder engagement on human capital management. As we have discussed, the focus on human capital ...

The major in Human Capital Management and Leadership (HCML) prepares graduates to understand how the best organizations attract, develop and lead their talent to create sustained competitive advantage ...