Valuation of Human Capital: Quantifying the Importance of an Assembled Workforce - Hardcover

by Kimberly K. Merriman (Author)

This book addresses the gap between the espoused importance of organizational human capital and how it is actually reported and assessed. It also discusses the current and potential uses of human capital measurement and a way for HR to position itself among other business functions such as finance, accounting, and operations. Readers will finish with an understanding of approaches for the valuation of a firm's human capital, practical applications for the economic analysis of human capital, and gaps that are ripe for research and practice to address.

Back Jacket

This book addresses the gap between the espoused importance of organizational human capital and how it is actually reported and assessed. It also discusses the current and potential uses of human capital measurement and a way for HR to position itself among other business functions such as finance, accounting, and operations. Readers will finish with an understanding of approaches for the valuation of a firm's human capital, practical applications for the economic analysis of human capital, and gaps that are ripe for research and practice to address.

Author Biography

Kimberly K. Merriman is an Associate Professor of Management in the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell, USA. She is a widely published and cited authority on compensation, performance management and human capital.