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Value creation and innovation are the hallmarks of successful individuals and organizations in the new knowledge-based economy. But what is it that we really know about the specific role of human capital and assets, and their interactions with other capitals, like social capital, in the creation of value? Further, once the value is created, how is the significance of human capital and assets reported? This book will focus on these aspects by using an interdisciplinary, multilevel lens of research.
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Russ, M. (2014). Homo Sustainabiliticus and the “New Gold”. In: Russ, M. (eds) Value Creation, Reporting, and Signaling for Human Capital and Human Assets. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137472069_1
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