INTELLECTUAL ECONOMICS 2008, Number 2(4)
Robert ZichDEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AS THE BASE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL IN THE CZECH COMPANIES
Mykolas Romeris University Publishing Centre. Vilnius. Lithuania 2008 Nr.2(4), p. 65-72
Abstract
If we understand abilities and skills of employees as a part of intellectual capital of company, it is evident that their development cannot be separate. Many other questions should be considered with respect to competitiveness. Intellectual capital, skills and abilities of employees represent, of course, important factors developing competitiveness of company. Nevertheless this simple statement does not solve anything. Discussions about this topic very often fall through even in the beginning when we try to find definition of intellectual capital, skills and abilities or competitiveness. Many theoretical conceptions offer a lot of interesting ideas. Companies try to find own way how to use and develop potential of their employees as effectively as possible. This paper offers possible evaluation of these questions considering situation in selected mechanical and electrotechnical engineering companies. The objective is to identify barriers of development of employees potential and its influence on competitiveness of company in context of intellectual capital of companies.
JEL Classification: J440, O150.Keywords: Competitiveness, competitive advantage, employees potential, intellectual capital.