In this paper the issues from the personnel economics has been investigated. The issues such as training of workers from Becker's human capital theory and their association with the workers' productivity. In the second part of the paper the issue of grooming has been investigated in relation...

In this paper the issues from the personnel economics has been investigated. The issues such as training of workers from Becker’s human capital theory and their association with the workers’ productivity. In the second part of the paper the issue of grooming has been investigated in relation...

We propose a theory that emphasizes the role of managers for the production and allocation of human capital in firms. Managers invest time to train junior employees, and acquire information about the juniors' abilities that is valuable for job assignments. This dual role of managers matters...