Since Becker's initial insights in 1962, there is a growing awareness that human capital and positive organizational dynamics are key to firm survival and prosperity. Simply put, the set of investments that potentially influence the well-being and productivity of people, firms and nations will ultimately determine economic sustainability of an inclusive economy. Beyond simple measures of employee turnover, time to fill firms and other efficiency measures, a great deal of research informs leadership practices, employee engagement , building knowledge capital, workforce optimization, and learning capacity as key measures of firm performance.

Moderator: Richard Ditizio
Speakers: Edward Lawler, Susan Ochs, Efrat Peled, Pamela Thomas-Graham, Gregory Unruh