What's the Future for Human Capital?

This publication contains five essays from different authors giving a viewpoint on a particular aspect of human capital.

Each author was asked to comment on the implications of reporting on human capital both internally and externally for organisations and the HR profession and to comment on the following questions - What human capital reporting contributes to the day to day operation of business and in its implications for the personnel practitioner?

What benefits has human capital evaluation and reporting brought to date?

Do you believe that more and more companies are going to be encouraged to report on human capital more widely both externally and internally?

What's the likely impetus for human capital reporting?

What does this means for HR practitioners and the HR function itself?