Social auditing both as a research topic and a business field has a vested interest to resort to a human capital based analysis. The first part of this article sets the goal to demonstrate how the concept of human capital is of paramount importance for social auditing. The case for human capital...

This paper questions the soundness of the concept of human capital as it is used today in human resources management. The following paradox gets the analysis started : on the one hand, this concept is very successful and widely used by journalists, consultants and human resources professionals,...

The IT revolution is already a reality for companies of advanced nations and for many emerging nations as well such as the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China). But what about companies of other nations ? Our paper fills a gap by questioning the drivers of IT adoption and especially the role...

The article reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's (KSA) economy-sustaining workforce is comprised of foreign nationals that are hired for temporary job positions. This trend is called impatriation, and the practice is the core of international human resources management (HRM). Most economic...

L’apprentissage : un monde morcelé L’élargissement du domaine de l’apprentissage : de la marginalisation à la promotion volontariste de l’apprentissage salarié - Apprentissage traditionnel et « nouveau territoire de l’apprentissage » : deux univers cloisonnés ? Évolution de...

Malgré le développement des formations en alternance et leur promotion politique, l’apprentissage souffre d’une image encore très dévalorisée auprès du grand public. Souvent associé à l’échec scolaire et à la « relégation » sociale, il constitue de fait pour l’élève et sa...