Интеллект. Инновации. Инвестиции (Oct 2020)
Human capital theory: systematization of approaches based on the criteria for the relationship of its development with structural changes in the world economy
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of the theoretical approaches of the theory of human capital and its definitions involving the coverage of concepts in historical retrospective. The relevance of the issue is due to a rather serious growth of the terminological field, which complicates the further theoretical conceptual development. Therefore, the aim of the article is to systematize existing approaches and basic concepts of human capital based on changes caused by interchangeable technological structures. The research methodology is based on the use of content analysis, historical and structural approaches. The research basis is classical studies of the theory of human capital as well as the work of Russian scientists over the past ten years. After the collection of scientific papers representing the conceptualization of theories of human capital was completed, selective work was analyzed (the selection was made by experts), which are of interest for systematizing and correlating the concepts of human capital with the theory of technological structures. Through content analysis, a multi-axis map of the «human capital» perception formed from the middle of the 20th century to the present moment was constructed. Such technological arguments were developed and described as «trends affecting the market and the nature of labor» and «education», as technological changes provoke sharp changes in the labor market and requirements for human capital. Moreover, the factors of its genesis and accumulation are changing. As a result, a systematization of human capital concepts was also proposed based on the criteria for interconnection with a change in technological patterns. This study can serve as the basis for further research on human capital in the context of technological and world economic structures. As an option to deepen this direction, we can offer an analysis of existing concepts of human capital based on the criteria for the relationship of its development with structural changes in the global economy.
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