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Human Capital Management: New Possibilities in People Management

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In addition to the traditional personnel and human resource management (HRM), there is a need for a new approach to personnel management, which we will call Human Capital Management (HCM). HCM emphasises an alignment between the individual and the organization and in our view offers the challenge and the key to successful management in the future.

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    Marcel van Marrewijk & Joanna Timmers

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van Marrewijk, M., Timmers, J. Human Capital Management: New Possibilities in People Management. Journal of Business Ethics 44, 171–184 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023347715882

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