The rise of the human capital industry and its implications for research

IF 6 2区 管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT
Peter Cappelli, Shoshana Schwartz
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We document the size and scope of the industry of for-profit vendors that now handles a considerable proportion of human resource tasks for individual US employers, a collection we describe as the human capital industry. Outsourcing these tasks changes how the human resources function is executed in ways we describe below. This change should matter to researchers if they are interested in choosing topics that have relevance, and it should also matter to teachers of human resources who want to present an accurate description of practice to students. Aside from the now remarkable size of the HR industry, arguably its most important attribute is its marketing efforts, which now drive the agenda for the field of HR. A concern about that agenda is that it often creates the perception of challenges for management when in practice no evidence of those challenges exists.

人力资本产业的兴起及其对研究的启示
我们记录了营利性供应商行业的规模和范围,这些供应商现在为美国个人雇主处理相当大比例的人力资源任务,我们称之为人力资本行业。外包这些任务改变了人力资源职能的执行方式,我们将在下面进行描述。如果研究人员有兴趣选择相关的主题,这一变化对他们来说应该很重要,对于希望向学生准确描述实践的人力资源教师来说也应该很重要。除了人力资源行业目前的巨大规模外,可以说其最重要的特点是其营销努力,这推动了人力资源领域的议程。对该议程的一个担忧是,在实践中没有证据表明存在这些挑战的情况下,它往往会给管理层带来挑战。
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期刊介绍: Covering the broad spectrum of contemporary human resource management, this journal provides academics and practicing managers with the latest concepts, tools, and information for effective problem solving and decision making in this field. Broad in scope, it explores issues of societal, organizational, and individual relevance. Journal articles discuss new theories, new techniques, case studies, models, and research trends of particular significance to practicing HR managers
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