Debate on the multilevel model of the human capital measurement

The concept of human capital (HC) is semantically a mixture of human and capital; HC is one of production factors that can generate added-values. It is well recognized by actual references that HC is defined by generic knowledge and skill, not specific to a task or a company, usually accumulated through working experiences and education. This approach take into consideration that the general HC embedded in an individual can be transferred to different industries or economic field thru the interaction of individuals (human resources) with organization. Though this paper there will be analyzed the actual model of HC measurement in the framework offer by the OECD model. The content of the paper started with an introduction, then the HC concept is presented and then there will be debated the main aspects of HC measurement methods and reporting. The critical aspects found during the research analysis (associated with the tendencies presented in the literature) conduct us to the motivation for a new HC measurement model development that will take into consideration monetary and non-monetary indicators, too. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.