Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2007
Abstract
Within the hightech defense industry, product reliability results are delivered through the integration of technology solutions and process innovation. This is entirely a result of the ways that people in defense corporations and government agencies develop and use their talent. However, due to the increased average age of defense industry employees and the bimodal distribution characteristics of most technical companies, sustainability of performance is currently at risk. A robust and meaningful way to measure human capital and its contribution to the corporation's net worth is essential to enabling analysis, discussion and appropriate investment. Unfortunately, literature dedicated to human resource accounting is scant. The material that does exist focuses primarily on fullcost analysis of human resource efforts or counting demographic aspects of the workforce in an organization (such as the number of college degrees). Neither of these approaches helps us understand the distinct aspects of human resource capital, its utilization, or the degree of capital expenditure and/or reinvestment for a particular company or agency at any point in time. Clearly, new concepts, measures and models are needed.
Keywords
defense industries, sustainable performance, organizational culture, return on invested human capital
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Eksir, Alexander, "Measuring Human Capital in High-tech Defense Companies" (2007). Student Scholarship. 305.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/305