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Emergence of the Human Capital Resource

A Multilevel Model

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ID23354584
AuthorsRobert E Ployhart (0000-0003-1815-9215, University of South Carolina), Thomas P Moliterno (0000-0003-0404-1566, University of South Carolina)
Year2011
Volume36
Issue1
Pages127-150
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAcademy of Management Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0363-7425 • E-ISSN: 1930-3807
PublisherAcademy of Management (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5465/amr.2009.0318
OpenAlexW2108387116
LanguageEN
Citations received92
References cited107

This article offers a new approach to the conceptualization of the human capital resource by developing a multilevel model connecting micro, intermediate, and macro levels of scholarship. We define human capital as a unit-level resource that is created from the emergence of individuals' knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics. The model provides new insights into how strategically valuable human capital resources have their origins in the psychological attributes of individuals and are transformed through unit-level processes.

Business · Capital (architecture) · Conceptualization · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Human resource management · Human resources · Knowledge management · Management · Resource (disambiguation) · Scholarship · Sociology · Unit (ring theory) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis · Psychology

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