Human Resource Development In A Knowledge – Based Economy

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Can knowledge be the key determinant of an individual’s economic worth? Are trained workers the potential wealth of an organization? Is intellectual capital the most valuable corporate asset? Should a nation’s economic progress be measured in terms of its skilled human resources? Such unconvential parameters characterize the knowledge-based economy of the twenty-first century. With the individual as the cornerstone of the new economic order, personal skills, innovation and creativity are not merely factors of production, but sources of wealth and imperatives for economic growth. In the global war for knowledge and talent, human resource development becomes a crucial strategy for nations and organizations to gain competitive advantage.
ECSSR’s Seventh Annual Conference on Human Resource Development in a Knowledge-Based Economy, held in Abu Dahbi from February 9-11, 2002 brought together renowned scholars and specialists to discuss the impact of the knowledge-based economy on human resource programs and policies and to define the new skills and capabilities necessary for the labor force of the future. The stimulating conference presentations in this book highlight not only global trends in human resource development but also the particular challenges confronting the Gulf region. This volume offers fresh insight on modes to boost human capital investment, identifies technological applications for kmowledge transfer, outlines structural models for organizational excellence, and proposes strategies for education, workforce planning and training in the context of the knowledge-based economy.