IT and Strategic Human Capital: Impact on Knowledge-Based Processes, Networks, and Outcomes

Abstract

Advancements in information technology (IT) can have profound impacts on the development and management of human capital. Extant research has examined how human capital in markets and organizations are shaped by increased digitization and the deployment of strategies relying on collection and analysis of big data, cloud computing, social media, Internet of Things (IoT), and the like. In knowledge-intensive settings, however, IT-enabled mechanisms have heterogenous impacts on issues related to human capital. Although IT potentially expands capacity for collection, storage, and utilization of knowledge, some firms and individuals successfully leverage technology and information systems while others do not--or are even possibly left worse off. This symposium contributes to examining why such discrepancies may exist by shedding light on the market and organizational processes that underlie the intersection of IT and knowledge-based processes, networks, and outcomes as they relate to issues in strategic human capital. Can Social Media Alleviate Inequality? Evidence from Venture Capital Financing Presenter: Gavin Wang; Wharton OPIM Presenter: Lynn Wu; The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania Presenter: Lorin Hitt; U. of Pennsylvania Are Knowledge Sharing and Learning Tradeoffs? Linking Performance Incentives with KMS Usage Presenter: Sae-Seul Park; Carnegie Mellon U. - Tepper School of Business Cloud Adoption and Strategic Human Capital: Evidence from Norway Presenter: Derrick Choe; - Presenter: Amir Sasson; BI Norwegian Business School Presenter: Robert Channing Seamans; NYU Stern Hunting For Talent: Firm-Driven Labor Market Search in the United States Presenter: Ines Black; - Presenter: Sharique Hasan; Fuqua School of Business, Duke U.