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Human Capital Management Based on the Harvard Approach: a Solution for Reducing Human Capital Erosion

Artene, Adela Suzana; Roman, Costicã - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 1, pp. 787-790

Human capital management is a pragmatically new approach of what used to be called personnel management. Human capital represents the only inexhaustible resource of creativity, solutions, and new, innovating and valuable ideas. The Harvard approach recognizes a common element in every business,...

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Methods to Estimate Human Capital Stock: a Comparative Analysis

Olimpia, Neagu - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 1, pp. 615-620

stock is important for assessing its impact on economic growth and for external effects generated by the production of human …

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Literacy at South African Mission Stations

Fourie, Johan; Ross, Robert; Viljoen, Russel - Department of Economics, Fakulteit Ekonomiese en … - 2013

contribution of human capital formation to long-run economic growth and development. This paper, using a census of 4,678 mission … Africa. The 1849 census allows for an investigation into how the mission stations influenced the growth of literacy in the …

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International spillovers in a world of technology clubs

Stöllinger, Roman - FIW - 2013

Technology is a key element for long-term growth and economic development. Given the stark concentration of innovation … growth as suggested by the technology club hypothesis in a threshold regression framework using human capital as the … threshold variable. Using this approach, which is related to Benhabib-Spiegel type growth regressions, we are able to identify …

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Determinants of business and financial network formation by Japanese start-up firms: Does founder’s human capital matter?

Okamuro, Hiroyuki; Ikeuchi, Kenta - Center for Interfirm Network, Institute of Economic Research - 2012

Business start-ups are expected to make major contributions to economic growth. However, most of them lack internal … business resources that are necessary for survival and growth. Therefore, business and financial networks that provide business …

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THE ANALYSIS OF PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS BY ECONOMETRIC METHODS

DELIA, TESELIOS; MIHAELA, ALBICI; EUGENIA, ANTONESCU - In: Annals - Economy Series 1 (2013) February, pp. 336-342

plays an essential role in the economic growth strategy, making an investment in training leads to longterm profitability … growth. In order to strengthen the above, the paper presents an economic study related to professional development of the …

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Return Migration After Brain Drain: A Simulation Approach

Biondo, Alessio Emanuele; Pluchino, Alessandro; … - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 16 (2013) 2, pp. 11-11

The Brain Drain phenomenon is particularly heterogeneous and is characterized by peculiar specifications. It influences the economic fundamentals of both the country of origin and the host one in terms of human capital accumulation. Here, the brain drain is considered from a microeconomic...

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The measurement of human capital: a multivariate macro-approach

Klomp, Jeroen - In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology 47 (2013) 1, pp. 121-136

We examine the human capital status of 123 countries by employing factor analysis on various national human capital indicators for the period 2000–2008 to construct two new measures. The first measure is based on advanced human capital, while the second is based on basic human capital. Our...

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The transmission of women’s fertility, human capital, and work orientation across immigrant generations

Blau, Francine; Kahn, Lawrence; Liu, Albert; Papps, Kerry - In: Journal of Population Economics 26 (2013) 2, pp. 405-435

Using the 1995–2011 March Current Population Survey and 1970–2000 Census data, we find that the fertility, education, and labor supply of second-generation women (US-born women with at least one foreign-born parent) are significantly positively affected by the immigrant generation’s levels...

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Immigration and economic growth in the OECD countries 1986-2006: A panel data analysis

Boubtane, Ekrame; Dumont, Jean-Christophe - HAL - 2013

This paper presents a reappraisal of the impact of migration on economic growth for 22 OECD countries between 1986 and … impact of the human capital brought by migrants on economic growth. The contribution of immigrants to the human capital …

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