Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia

Human Capital can be defined as a measure of the economic value of an employee skill set. This measure builds on the basic production input of labour measure where all labour is thought to be equal (regardless gender) (Becker, 1993). The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labor is equa...

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Main Authors: Abd Jalil, Borham, Munira, Abdul Razak
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Language:English
Published: ARF Publication Sourcing, Islamabad, Pakistan 2013
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spelling ump-43462018-02-08T00:07:37Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4346/ Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia Abd Jalil, Borham Munira, Abdul Razak HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Human Capital can be defined as a measure of the economic value of an employee skill set. This measure builds on the basic production input of labour measure where all labour is thought to be equal (regardless gender) (Becker, 1993). The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labor is equal and the quality of employees can be improved by investing in them. The education, experience and abilities of employee have an economic value for employers and for the economy as a whole. Drucker claims that the greatest challenge for organization is to respond from an industrial to knowledge economy (Drucker, 1985). This shift towards knowledge as the differentiator (rather than gender) affects all aspects of organizational management including operating efficiency, marketing, organizational structure and human capital investment. This study highlights the role of women with competitive values as the catalyst of human capital development in Malaysia. ARF Publication Sourcing, Islamabad, Pakistan 2013-10-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4346/1/Jurnal_TIJOSS_Okt_2013.pdf Abd Jalil, Borham and Munira, Abdul Razak (2013) Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia. The International Journal of Social Sciences (TIJOSS), 16 (1). pp. 29-45. ISSN 2305-4557
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Abd Jalil, Borham
Munira, Abdul Razak
Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia
description Human Capital can be defined as a measure of the economic value of an employee skill set. This measure builds on the basic production input of labour measure where all labour is thought to be equal (regardless gender) (Becker, 1993). The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labor is equal and the quality of employees can be improved by investing in them. The education, experience and abilities of employee have an economic value for employers and for the economy as a whole. Drucker claims that the greatest challenge for organization is to respond from an industrial to knowledge economy (Drucker, 1985). This shift towards knowledge as the differentiator (rather than gender) affects all aspects of organizational management including operating efficiency, marketing, organizational structure and human capital investment. This study highlights the role of women with competitive values as the catalyst of human capital development in Malaysia.
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author Abd Jalil, Borham
Munira, Abdul Razak
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Munira, Abdul Razak
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title Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia
title_short Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia
title_full Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia
title_fullStr Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Women As The Catalyst Of Human Capital Development: A Case Study In Malaysia
title_sort women as the catalyst of human capital development: a case study in malaysia
publisher ARF Publication Sourcing, Islamabad, Pakistan
publishDate 2013
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4346/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4346/1/Jurnal_TIJOSS_Okt_2013.pdf
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