Human capital management

Competitive advantages through Human capital management

Human capital (HC) is the knowledge, capabilities and attitudes with which
  • the employees provide their companies and
  • which are critical for the future competitive ability of the company.

Strategic dealings with human capital is gaining in importance as a competitive factor for companies …

  1. When competing for the sales markets (product advantages require competence advantages)
  2. When competing for the money markets (IAS, accounting guidelines, Basel II, US GAAP)
  3. When competing for the human resources markets (generation X, Y…; the age pyramid, globalisation)

Companies which offer human resources attractive incentives
  • will create advantages for themselves,
  • develop human resources with regard to future competence advantages and
  • prove and document the resulting human potentials regularly.