Human Capital

Human capital is a term popularized by Gary Becker, an economist from the University of Chicago, and Jacob Mincer that refers to the stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes, including creativity, embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value.

Alternatively, human capital is a collection of traits – all the knowledge, talents, skills, abilities, experience, intelligence, training, judgment, and wisdom possessed individually and collectively by individuals in a population. These resources are the total capacity of the people that represents a form
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Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
When people love the work they do, they bring something special and unique to the job.
Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

Roger Spitz
The world’s most valuable companies develop intellectual capital by investing smartly in their employees.
Roger Spitz, Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World

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