Toward a Human Capital Measurement Methodology

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 863-881

  Bassi, Laurie J ^a   Mcmurrer, Daniel P ^b  

^a CEO of McBassi Company   (United States)

^b McBassi Company   (United States)

Author keywords

human capital investment; measurement methodology; organization performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992784214     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422308325611     Document Type: Article

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