The purpose of this chapter is to clarify and advance research on human capital resource emergence (HCRE). To accomplish this purpose, we provide detail on several important, yet underspecified, aspects of HCRE: 1) we describe the underlying theoretical mechanisms of HCRE and integrate these with the task- and social-oriented emergence enabling factors outlined in 2011 by Ployhart and Moliterno; 2) we explicate how the various aspects of HCRE – such as task- and social-oriented antecedents, and underlying mechanisms – are connected with, and important to, the generation of human capital-based competitive advantage; and 3) we discuss several specific methodological approaches and considerations regarding empirical studies of the HCRE process. We also outline next steps that are needed to move forward scholarship on HCRE.
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Conceptualizing Hcrs
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Part I: Value Creation and Value Capture: Rents
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Part II: Multilevel Approaches: Emergence
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Part III: Isolating Mechanisms: Firm-Specificity
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Part IV: Complementarities: Human and Social Capital
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Actuating Hcrs
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Part V: Building Shcrs: Hiring and Acquiring
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Part VI: Mobilizing Strategic Human Capital Resources: Teams
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Part VII: Compensating Strategic Human Capital Resources: Incentives
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Part VIII: Keeping Strategic Human Capital Resources: Mobility
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Conclusion
