SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PHD OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIT: HUMAN RESOURCE SEMINAR UNIT CODE: DHR 702 TOPIC: HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.”
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relationship between human capital development efforts of the Government and economic growth in Nigeria. It seeks to find out the impact of government recurrent and capital expenditures on education and health in Nigeria and their effect on economic growth. The data used for the study are from secondary sources while the augmented Solow model was also adopted. The dependent variable in the model is the level of real output while the explanatory variables are government capital and recurrent expenditures
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SAP ERP HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT BEST PEOPLE AND TALENT IN YOUR ORGANIZATION “Our people are our most important asset.” Nearly every company report contains a phrase like this – and for good reason. Today‚ the last great source of competitive advantage is human capital. The SAP ERP Human Capital Management solution offers a complete and integrated set of tools to help you effectively manage your people. You can hire the best talent‚ align employee goals with business objectives‚ cultivate
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Human capital is the stock of competences‚ knowledge and personality attributes embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. It is the attributes gained by a worker through education and experience. [1] Many early economic theories refer to it simply as workforce‚ one of threefactors of production‚ and consider it to be a fungible resource -- homogeneous and easily interchangeable. Other conceptions of this labor dispense with these assumptions. Contents [hide] •
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Modern Day Human Trafficking in Nigeria As an individual‚ imagine going through the motions of a typical day to then realize a women figure has now vanished. This woman figure who has now vanished carried out roles such as a mother‚ sister‚ daughter‚ friend‚ and cousin. Considering this is a blessing as your only imagining such bazaar as for the women in Nigeria this is their reality. In the article “Child‚ Bride‚ Mother: Nigeria” by Stephanie Sinclair provides adequate information to the readers
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Definition of ’Human Capital’ A measure of the economic value of an employee’s skill set. This measure builds on the basic production input of labor measure where all labor is thought to be equal. The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labor is equal and that the quality of employees can be improved by investing in them. The education‚ experience and abilities of an employee have an economic value for employers and for the economy as a whole. Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/humancapital
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4/10/12 Human Development Essay: Nigeria Life expectancy is how long an infant‚ at birth‚ is expected to live for if they are healthy and born with no birth defects or diseases. The life expectancy is determined by finding the median age that both males and females live up to. Trends illustrate that women have a longer life expectancy than men. In Nigeria‚ the overall life expectancy is 52.05 years. Life expectancy for men and women are respectively 48.95 years and 55.33 years. Short life expectancies
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In fiscal 2012‚ we continued our comprehensive store renovation program intended to increase our competitiveness and sales productivity by transforming the customer’s shopping experience in a Family Dollar store. As a part of this program‚ we: • Expanded key consumable categories and created more intuitive merchandise adjacencies; • Improved navigational signage and leveraged new fixtures that enhance customer sightlines‚ increase capacity and simplify restocking and recovery processes; • Created
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Challenges of Management Management is an important organ of the modern society. The decisions of management in government‚ business and other organizations constitute a powerful social force which is vital to the effective functioning of the contemporary society. Management is that organ of the society which is given the responsibility of making the productive use of resources for the betterment of the society. The term ‘management’ is also used to represent an organized body of knowledge which
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skills and human capital development becomes a central issue for policy makers and practitioners engaged in economic development both at the national and regional level (OECD‚ 1996). The study of economic growth must start with the study of the people who produce it. They work with their own hands‚ design‚ build and operate the machines of production‚ and structure and run the institutions and markets that make growth possible. Julian Simon concluded that the size of the human population
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