Human resources are the most significant resource of a company; this is especially true for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in which they create the company's competitive advantage because of their uniqueness. Human resources manage other resources and are responsible for the efficiency and...

The shift from an industrial economy to a knowledge and service economy over the last four decades has ignited a debate about what skills are now the most critical. The European Commission has placed skills development at the heart of its economic policies, as it believes that skill mismatches...

This paper examines the role that human capital plays in firm's strategic decisions. It focuses on long-distance corporate relocations which present certain trade-offs in terms of human capital and modifies firms' relationship with the labour force. It is assessed to what extent having (an...