Why Human Capital is Important for Organizations (eBook)

Dr. Amelia Manuti is Assistant Professor and researcher in Work and Organizational Psychology at the University of Bari, Italy. She attained her PhD in Psychology of Communication. Her main research interests refer to the meaning of working in school-to-university and university-to-work transitions, vocational guidance, formal and informal learning, organizational identification, work values, and organizational communication. Since 2001 she has been a member of the European Network of Work and Organizational Psychologists and of the International Association of Applied Psychology. She is also an active member of the Italian Association of Psychology and of the Collaborative Knowledge Building Group. Since 2007 she has been secretary of the International Association of Applied Psycholinguistics. She has taken part in many national and international research projects in the field of work and organizational psychology.Pasquale Davide de Palma graduated from the University of Bari, Italy, in Psychological Sciences and Techniques. He is expert in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Recruiting and Social HC. Pasquale's interests are focused on human capital management; in particular, he aims to promote the use of human capital financial statements within organizations. He received two master's degrees in human resources management from MIDIFORM Business School (Italy), and Spegea Business School (Italy), and a postgraduate qualification as a marketing expert. He is coauthor and editor of The Work Lost and Found (2012). He maintains the website www.dashumankapital.com.

Cover 1
Half-Title 2
Title 4
Copyright 5
Contents 6
List of Figures and Tables 8
Preface 9
Acknowledgements 14
Notes on Contributors 16
Introduction 24
Part I Setting the Scene 27
1 Work between Fordism and Post-Fordism 28
2 Job Fatigue and the Emancipation of Workers: Past Scenarios and Future Perspectives 39
3 Organizational Resilience and Individual Employability: Psychological Capital and Change Management 58
Part II The Cornerstone of Human Capital 75
4 Entrepreneurial Employees 76
5 Leading with Heart: The Impact of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership 85
6 Expectation Theories and Internal and External Components of Work Experience: Reflections on and for Candidates 99
7 Assessment in the Work Context 115
Part III Measuring Human Capital 130
8 Measuring and Managing the Financial Performance of Human Capital Investments 131
9 The People Performance Plan: It Goes beyond the Present into the Future 147
Part IV Good Practices from Abroad 157
10 Human Capital Management in Asia: The War for Talent Continues in This High-Growth Region 158
11 Talent in Transition: The Dynamics and Constants of Transience 172
Conclusion: (Why) People (Really) Come First 183
References 188
Index 215