{"id":25731,"date":"2023-09-28T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/?p=25731"},"modified":"2023-10-24T15:31:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:31:43","slug":"human-capital-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-investment\/human-capital-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Capital Investment: Meaning, Management & Examples","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You do not want to spend thousands of dollars on an employee’s compensation unless that employee has a positive impact on the bottom line of your business. However, in this article, we will be understanding the meaning and of human capital investment, also the management, examples, and the return on investment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By quantifying performance, human capital metrics demonstrate the value a person adds to the organization. Now let us begin with knowing what human capital investment is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Capital Investment<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Human capital refers to the value that an employee’s talents, expertise, and experience add to your business. Each time you hire a new employee, you are investing in your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human capital investment incurs an initial cost (tuition and training course fees, lost earnings while in school, and decreased wages and productivity during the training time) that the individual or organization plans to recoup later (for example, through increased earnings or higher firm productivity).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the fact that workers are inextricably linked to these assets, the investments are referred to as human capital<\/a>. In a corporation, it is referred to as talent management and is overseen by the human resources department.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of Human Capital<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Human capital refers to any human quality or value that has the potential to increase economic output and productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quantifying these intangible assets, which cannot be traced back to specific employees, can be challenging. They consistently, however, result in increased economic performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human capital possesses the following characteristics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n