Human Capital, Innovation and Disruptive Digital Technology

Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik is Professor and Dean, College of Business Management at Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan.Muhammad Shahbaz is a Professor of Economics at the School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, China.Qaisar Abbas is Chief of Research Division, CAREC Institute, Urumqi, China.

"Owing to the influx of digital technologies, rapidly changing global dynamics, and the COVID-led transformation, human capital has assumed an ever-important role. Be it a firm or a country, without effectively capitalizing human capital, the goals of economic growth and development can never be achieved. The book in hand provides an-in-depth understating of the role of human capital in the present era and offers very practical strategies to develop and capitalize human capital for growth. The book is a must read premier for all stakeholders alike including employers, academicians, students, faculty members and researchers."Talib Syed Karim, President, Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi; President, Management Association of Pakistan (MAP); President, Association of Management Development Institutions of Pakistan (AMDIP) "Organizations competing in recent times demand to be highly resilient, which is only possible by the way of developing the right mix of human capitals i.e. education, health care, housing etc. The present book could play an instrumental role in helping organizations to do that. The approach of the book is very simple and to the point with some elaborative examples, making it a wonderful read for business managers, researchers and academics. Particularly, the intellectual discussion on the difference between human capital and human capital resources and its linkage with cutting-edge technologies make this book unique." Prof. Dr. Shawkat Hammoudeh, Drexel University, USA"I could say without any shadow of doubt that Dr. Shahbaz and colleagues have made a significant contribution by writing this book. I would strongly recommend this book to those interested to know multifaceted roles of human capital at micro level."Dr. Muhammad Ali Nasir, Associate Professor, University of Huddersfield, UK"The work on human capital has entered into a new sphere where the scholars and practitioners are looking forward to combine human and artificial intelligence to get the ground-breaking results. In this vein, present book is a timely contribution, covering diverse aspects of human capital and their linkages. I would strongly recommend researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to benefit from the is book. Particularly, I would like to mention the concept of 'xaptation', which provides deeper insight about the role of human capital in firm performance." Professor Andreas Kontoleon , Cambridge University, UK

• Forward Preface Chapter 1 Human Capital: Evolution and Dimensions Chapter 2 Human Capital: Gauging the Ungauged Chapter 3 Human Capital or Human Capital Readiness: What matters for performance? Chapter 4 Human Capital and Internationalization Chapter 5 Human Capital Development Strategies and Ambidextrous Learning Chapter 6 Fathered Alone Raised Together: A Discourse on the Role of Human Capital and Human Capital Resource Leading to Innovative Work Behavior of Employees Chapter 7 Beyond Conventional Human Capital: Behavioural Human Capital in Driving Firms' Absorptive Capacity and Innovation Chapter 8 Human Capital in Cross border Mergers & Acquisitions: An Exaptation perspective Chapter 9 Human Capital, Technological Capabilities and Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence Chapter 10 Human capital for Fourth Industrial Revolution: Human Capital 4.0