Enhancing human capital beyond university boundaries
Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning
ISSN: 2042-3896
Article publication date: 2 January 2020
Issue publication date: 16 April 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a case about the emergence of human capital (HC) during the master thesis as a work-based learning project.
Design/methodology/approach
The case study uses data from 107 master’s students 2007–2011 and feedback from 91 managers as business advisors 2007–2016.
Findings
The findings show direct contributions of higher education (HE) to intellectual capital (IC) in organisations through the enhanced HC of managers.
Originality/value
The case contributes to the emerging new, fifth stage of IC research by demonstrating how HC develops beyond the boundaries of an educational institution; how it influences an organisation’s IC and how 91 business advisors, as external stakeholders, assessed the achievements and value creation of HE.
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Acknowledgements
The author declares that there is no conflict of interest. This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, private or non-profit sectors. The author would like to thank all of the anonymous contributors (107 master’s students and 91 business managers) for providing valuable data and feedback that made it possible to validate the case study of this research.
Citation
Jakubik, M. (2020), "Enhancing human capital beyond university boundaries", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp. 434-446. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-06-2019-0074
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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