People - The New Asset on the Balance Sheet [Hardcover]

Job migration across international boundaries and jobless economic recoveries are the latest disruptions in the workplace's human equation. To help policy makers, employers and employees to address these issues, Divanna and Rogers propose a more rigorous approach to Human Capital. They point out that the emergence of stronger measures, management techniques and balance sheet valuations was a key enabler to the emergence of dynamic financial capital markets and international exchanges. This book puts forth a framework for measuring, managing and negotiating issues of human business value. It looks at how policymakers, employers and employees can achieve common ground when productivity threatens job loss or avoid the zero sum view that pits international trade against domestic employment.List of Figures and Tables Preamble Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: THE PERSONALIZATION OF VALUE The Employee Value Proposition Confusing Terms: Human Capital, Knowledge Assets, Intellectual Capital Rethinking Work, Skills and the Application of Talent PART 2: FLUIDITY IN A DYNAMIC MARKETPLACE Education Should Drive the Market, Not Follow It All Employment is Temporary Labour Shortages and the New Face of Globalization PART 3: THE NEW BALANCE SHEET Qualitative Metrics: A Humanist Approach Quantitative Measures: The Bean Counter's Friend The Equation for Valuation: Notes to the Financial Statement Conclusion: The Agenda for Action Notes Bibliography Index

'The chapter on knowledge management is very stimulating as it draws together a number of thought-provoking philosophies and practical examples. It will be valuable to undergraduates and postgraduates on Business and Management degree programmes, as well as practising managers.' - Dr Deborah Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, Westminster Business School, UK