Which way out of poverty? The Human Capital versus Human Capabilities approaches

Enhancing Technological Innovation Capabilities: The Role of Human Capital in Iranian Sports Manufacturing Companies

Background. To effectively response to environmental changes and gain a competitive advantage, sports manufacturing companies should invest in human capital. Objectives. The study aimed at examining the effects of human capital on technological innovation capabilities in Iranian sports manufacturing companies. Methods. Conducted applied research and the survey. Data were collected using stand...

Human capital management : The German way

Using Human Capabilities: Recapturing Economic Growth and Reducing Human Poverty

85 Building and using human capabilities effectively represent the engine of sustainable growth and poverty reduction. At the same time, economic growth (or lack of it) influences prospects for enhancing human development, of which persistent poverty is the antithesis. Thus, achieving sustained and equitable economic growth is intimately connected with both the process and the goals of human de...

Conspicuous Consumption , Human Capital , and Poverty ∗

Poor families around the world spend a large fraction of their income on consumption of goods that appear to be useless in alleviating poverty, while saving at very low rates and neglecting investment in health and education. Such consumption patterns seem to be related to the persistence of poverty. We offer an explanation for this observation, based on a trade-off between conspicuous consumpt...

Advancing the Human Capital Perspective on Value Creation by Joining Capabilities and Governance Approaches

This paper elaborates on how the human capital perspective on value creation can be advanced by joining the capabilities and governance approaches. Investments in firm-specific human capital can be an important pathway to building and enhancing a firm’s core competencies. Thus, it is vital to build mechanisms and systems that encourage the development and safeguarding of these human capital-bas...