{"product_id":"human-capital-9780470436813","title":"Human Capital","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo longer mere company assets, today''s in-demand workers have become free agents who can and do invest their ability, behavior, and energy-their human capital-in the companies of their choice. And the companies they choose, the companies that will win in the marketplace, will be the ones that know how to create and deliver the best return on that investment. In this book, author Thomas O. Davenport explores the dynamics of this emerging workplace phenomenon and describes specific strategies that companies and workers can use to build mutually beneficial relationships in the new knowledge economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Worker as Investor: A New Metaphor 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Human Capital Investments and Returns 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Human Capital and Competitive Strategy 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Hiring Human Capital Investors 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Setting the Stage Through Workplace Environment 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Paving the Way for High Investment 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Building Human Capital 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Holding On to Human Capital Investors 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Optimizing and Measuring Human Capital Investment 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 243\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402332643671,"sku":"9780470436813","price":45.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470436813.jpg?v=1730480091","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-capital-9780470436813","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}