'Human Capital' Author Tom Davenport to Speak at San Francisco Conference.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000 Tom Davenport, the author of Human Capital (1999: Jossey Bass, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m No. 0-7879-4015-1), will be a keynote speaker at the three-day "Managing and Measuring Human Capital Conference" in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden that will be held March 27-29. Davenport, a Towers Perrin Towers Perrin is a global professional services firm. It was established 1 March 1934 as Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby. The umbrella name of Towers Perrin was adopted in 1987. principal and an expert in human resource strategy and organizational effectiveness Organizational effectiveness is the concept of how effective an organization is in achieving the outcomes the organization intends to produce. The idea of organizational effectiveness is especially important for non-profit organizations as most people who donate money to non-profit , will speak on "Strategies for Increasing Human Capital Investment" at 8:30 a.m. on March 28. An exclusive book signing will follow immediately afterward at 9:30. Davenport also will host a pre-conference workshop between 3 and 7 p.m. on March 27 on "Achieving the State of the Art in Human Capital Measurement." In the interactive workshop, Davenport and several of his senior Towers Perrin colleagues will discuss with participants how to think critically on the best way to measure human capital. Davenport also will discuss the links among an organization's measurable human capital, the organization's financial performance and its market capitalization Market Capitalization A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap. , as well as the question of how human capital relates to shareholder value. For further details and registration information, contact Active Communications International at 312/674-4704, or fax to 312/674-4706. It also is possible to register on-line at www.acius.net. Towers Perrin is one of the world's largest management and human resource consulting Services Provided Human Resource Consulting firms provides advice to their clients regarding the financial and retirement security, health, productivity, and employment relationships of their global workforce. firms. It helps organizations improve performance and manage their investment in people, advising them on human resource strategy and management, organizational effectiveness, compensation, benefits and communication. The firm has more than 8,000 employees and 78 offices in 73 countries. |
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