MAXIMIZING THE HUMAN CAPITAL EQUATION IN LOGISTICS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

Matthew B. Myers; David A. Griffith; Patricia J. Daugherty; Robert F. Lusch

doi:10.1002/j.2158-1592.2004.tb00175.x

MAXIMIZING THE HUMAN CAPITAL EQUATION IN LOGISTICS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

Matthew B. Myers, David A. Griffith, Patricia J. Daugherty, Robert F. Lusch

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

142 Scopus citations

Abstract

Hiring and retaining the best employees - human capital - is a challenge. This recent study addressed the long-standing problem of finding sufficient numbers of quality logistics managers to fill logistics jobs. The research examined how education, experience, and job skills influence performance of these managers, and how performance in turn influences the worth of the manager to the firm. As hypothesized, job skills were found to be good predictors of both logistics manager performance and worth. However, neither experience nor education was found to significantly affect performance. Managerial implications are also provided.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	211-232
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of Business Logistics
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2158-1592.2004.tb00175.x
State	Published - Mar 1 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Employee Worth
Human Capital
Job Skills
Logistics Skills

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Management Science and Operations Research

Access to Document

10.1002/j.2158-1592.2004.tb00175.x

Cite this

@article{9930334ccc5d41f6b6e44d9a140d010a,

title = "MAXIMIZING THE HUMAN CAPITAL EQUATION IN LOGISTICS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS",

abstract = "Hiring and retaining the best employees - human capital - is a challenge. This recent study addressed the long-standing problem of finding sufficient numbers of quality logistics managers to fill logistics jobs. The research examined how education, experience, and job skills influence performance of these managers, and how performance in turn influences the worth of the manager to the firm. As hypothesized, job skills were found to be good predictors of both logistics manager performance and worth. However, neither experience nor education was found to significantly affect performance. Managerial implications are also provided.",

keywords = "Employee Worth, Human Capital, Job Skills, Logistics Skills",

author = "Myers, {Matthew B.} and Griffith, {David A.} and Daugherty, {Patricia J.} and Lusch, {Robert F.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: 2004 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals",

year = "2004",

month = mar,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1002/j.2158-1592.2004.tb00175.x",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "25",

pages = "211--232",

journal = "Journal of Business Logistics",

issn = "0735-3766",

publisher = "John Wiley & Sons Inc.",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - MAXIMIZING THE HUMAN CAPITAL EQUATION IN LOGISTICS

T2 - EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

AU - Myers, Matthew B.

AU - Griffith, David A.

AU - Daugherty, Patricia J.

AU - Lusch, Robert F.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: 2004 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

PY - 2004/3/1

Y1 - 2004/3/1

N2 - Hiring and retaining the best employees - human capital - is a challenge. This recent study addressed the long-standing problem of finding sufficient numbers of quality logistics managers to fill logistics jobs. The research examined how education, experience, and job skills influence performance of these managers, and how performance in turn influences the worth of the manager to the firm. As hypothesized, job skills were found to be good predictors of both logistics manager performance and worth. However, neither experience nor education was found to significantly affect performance. Managerial implications are also provided.

AB - Hiring and retaining the best employees - human capital - is a challenge. This recent study addressed the long-standing problem of finding sufficient numbers of quality logistics managers to fill logistics jobs. The research examined how education, experience, and job skills influence performance of these managers, and how performance in turn influences the worth of the manager to the firm. As hypothesized, job skills were found to be good predictors of both logistics manager performance and worth. However, neither experience nor education was found to significantly affect performance. Managerial implications are also provided.

KW - Employee Worth

KW - Human Capital

KW - Job Skills

KW - Logistics Skills

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33748508334&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33748508334&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/j.2158-1592.2004.tb00175.x

DO - 10.1002/j.2158-1592.2004.tb00175.x

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:33748508334

SN - 0735-3766

VL - 25

SP - 211

EP - 232

JO - Journal of Business Logistics

JF - Journal of Business Logistics

IS - 1

ER -

MAXIMIZING THE HUMAN CAPITAL EQUATION IN LOGISTICS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this