Why Human Capital is Important for Organizations

1. Front Matter

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2. Setting the Scene

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Work between Fordism and Post-Fordism

      • Giacomo Pisani

      Pages 3-13

   3. Job Fatigue and the Emancipation of Workers: Past Scenarios and Future Perspectives

      • Nicola Costantino, Pasquale Davide de Palma, Gaetano Veneto

      Pages 14-32

   4. Organizational Resilience and Individual Employability: Psychological Capital and Change Management

      • Amelia Manuti

      Pages 33-49

3. The Cornerstone of Human Capital

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Entrepreneurial Employees

      • Francisco Diaz Bretones

      Pages 53-61

   3. Leading with Heart: The Impact of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

      • Kenneth S. Rhee, Tracey H. Sigler

      Pages 62-75

   4. Expectation Theories and Internal and External Components of Work Experience: Reflections on and for Candidates

      • Grazia De Benedictis, Pasquale Davide de Palma

      Pages 76-91

   5. Assessment in the Work Context

      • Clive Fletcher

      Pages 92-106

4. Measuring Human Capital

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. Measuring and Managing the Financial Performance of Human Capital Investments

      • Frank DiBernardino

      Pages 109-124

   3. The People Performance Plan: It Goes Beyond the Present into the Future

      • Pasquale Davide de Palma

      Pages 125-134

5. Good Practices from Abroad

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. Human Capital Management in Asia: The War for Talent Continues in This High-Growth Region

      • Fermin Diez

      Pages 137-150

   3. Talent in Transition: The Dynamics and Constants of Transience

      • Sandeep Apte

      Pages 151-161

6. Conclusion: (Why) People (Really) Come First

   1. Conclusion: (Why) People (Really) Come First

      • Amelia Manuti, Pasquale Davide de Palma

      Pages 162-166

7. Back Matter

   Pages 167-198

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This book encompasses eleven chapters dealing with some of the most important issues in the field of human resource management through the exploration of four key themes: drawing the scenario, the pivots of human capital, measuring human capital, and good practices from abroad.

• assessment
• change management
• HRM
• Human Capital
• human capital management
• human resource management
• leadership
• management
• organization
• organizations

• University of Bari, Italy

  Amelia Manuti

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.

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