Case Analysis Objective: To understand the strategic classification of a company’s human capital. To solve HR problems (or apply HR functions) based on the classification. Customizing HR for Different Types of Human Capital Sobadia Bascomb is a highly talented computer programmer for Applied Software Solutions. She is among an elite set of engineers in the computer industry doing leading-edge work on advanced computer modelling. The firm’s CEO, Bill Ding, believes the future of the company rests on the innovative work that Sobadia and her team are doing. Him and other managers in the company have knowledge that she and her team members have been receiving cold calls from head hunters with attractive compensation packages. They worry that someone might lure her away with some of her team mates. So Bill Ding wants to give her all the room she needs to grow and stay committed to the firm. Calvin Duff is a salesperson on the retail side of the firm. He has daily contact with customers and is responsible for making sales and communicating with service personnel. Make no mistake: to many customers, Calvin and his coworkers are the "face" of the company. Always on the lookout for a better position, Calvin has thought about working for PeachTree Computing, Applied Software Solution’s main competitor. Other salespeople have found that they can leave Applied Software Solutions and get "up to speed" easily at other firms. Their skills are very transferable, and the transition is not difficult. Bill Ding and other managers at the company recognize this fact, so they try to keep salespeople loyal and productive, recognizing that many of them do eventually leave. Chandra Singh is a part-time administrative assistant for Applied Software Solutions. She handles routine typing and filing work for the company, particularly in peak periods in the summer and around the holidays. She usually works for a few weeks at a time and then takes time off. The executives at the company have considered either outsourcing her job to an agency or automating it through a new computer system. But, for now, things are steady.
List and explain the 4 types of human capital as classified based on the strategy of the company. (Write the list separately and then, below the list, explain each one of them in 1 paragraph of minimum five lines) (1 point for the list and 1 point each for their explanation paragraphs; total of 5 points)