Human capital management (HCM) is a set of practices related to human resources (HR) management that enables managers and business leaders to retain top talent and maximize their team’s productivity.

Explore how human capital boosts economic growth by enhancing skills and productivity. Learn about key drivers like consumer spending and business investment.

On this episode of The Long View, Tom Idzorek, chief investment officer of retirement for Morningstar Investment Management, and Paul Kaplan, who before retiring in 2023 was the director of research ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Solange Charas covers the intersection of governance, HR, and finance. Oct 01, 2024, 01:53pm EDT In today’s business landscape, ...

Twenty years ago, something happened when Pablo Peña sat in Prof. Gary Becker’s doctoral-level course at the University of Chicago. As the economist lectured on human capital theory, a concept he’d ...

Economists have long recognized the importance of human capital—the skills and knowledge embedded in people. More than a century ago, Alfred Marshall wrote that “the most valuable of all capital is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of people, risk, leadership and performance. A survey of global board members conducted by WTW and Nasdaq ...

The Human Capital Trust Fund was launched in 2019 with generous support from the Gates Foundation and the Government of Canada. The Trust Fund helps countries to invest in people through a ...