TY - JOUR
T1 - Human capital resources
T2 - a review and direction for future research
AU - Haq, Muhibul
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - This article reviews the literature on human capital resources and develops a conceptual model incorporating social capital, relational capital and knowledge as the components of human capital resources and linking these to competitive advantage. Scholars from various disciplines expanded our understanding of human capital as important organisational resources but research in this field remains fragmented. Building on past research this review contributes to existing knowledge in human capital resources by introducing an integrated conceptual framework comprising both micro-level human capital and macro-level strategic human capital resources. In so doing it provides alternative definitions for human capital resources with the aim to make their assessment and understandability more meaningful and clearer than what has been offered so far. Moreover, by bringing knowledge, social capital and relational capital under human capital, this review encourages a dialogue among scholars from various disciplines to investigate the creation and accumulation of strategic human capital resources holistically.
AB - This article reviews the literature on human capital resources and develops a conceptual model incorporating social capital, relational capital and knowledge as the components of human capital resources and linking these to competitive advantage. Scholars from various disciplines expanded our understanding of human capital as important organisational resources but research in this field remains fragmented. Building on past research this review contributes to existing knowledge in human capital resources by introducing an integrated conceptual framework comprising both micro-level human capital and macro-level strategic human capital resources. In so doing it provides alternative definitions for human capital resources with the aim to make their assessment and understandability more meaningful and clearer than what has been offered so far. Moreover, by bringing knowledge, social capital and relational capital under human capital, this review encourages a dialogue among scholars from various disciplines to investigate the creation and accumulation of strategic human capital resources holistically.
KW - human capital resources
KW - competitive advantage
KW - Firm performance
KW - resources-based view
KW - social capital
KW - relational capital
KW - knowledge
U2 - 10.1504/IJMD.2016.083581
DO - 10.1504/IJMD.2016.083581
M3 - Article
VL - 1
SP - 261
EP - 286
JO - International Journal of Management Development
JF - International Journal of Management Development
SN - 1752-8240
IS - 4
ER -