Human Capital Investment: Forms and evaluation (Case study: PJSC Gazprom)

Anna Orlova

Master's thesis

Abstract:

The diploma thesis examines the concept of Human Capital and Human Capital Investment. The theoretical part contains both theoretical and practical ideas of scientists in the field of Human Capital and Human Capital Investment, as well as the methods for their measurement and evaluation. On this basis, the author provides her own definitions of these concepts.The practical part is based on the assessment of the Human Capital Investment of the Gazprom. It provides an analysis of the structure of personnel, analyzes the types of expenses within the company, which can be regarded as the expenditures for the Human Capital and calculates the Human Capital Return on Investment and the Human Capital Value Added. The author provides an assessment of the obtained values from the independent point of view, and in relation to the other leaders of the oil and gas industry of the Russian Federation.On the basis of the theoretical and practical part, the author proposes a new indicator that allows to compute the return and efficiency of Human Capital Investment. This indicator is calculated for the Gazprom Company. On this basis, as well as on the research in the practical part, there are drawn conclusions and made recommendations to the Company in the field of the Human Capital Investment.

Keywords

Return on Use of Human Capital, RUHC, Human Capital Investments, Gazprom, Human Capital

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 3. 2016

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Ing. Bohuslava Boučková, CSc.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme / field:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management