A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
The Human Resources Debt in Software Business
Tekijät: Sonja M. Hyrynsalmi, Minna M. Rantanen, Johannes Holvitie, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Erkki Sutinen
Toimittaja: Hongxiu Li, Ágústa Pálsdóttir, Roland Trill, Reima Suomi, Yevgeniya Amelina
Konferenssin vakiintunut nimi: International Conference on Well-Being in the Information Society
Kustantaja: Springer International Publishing
Julkaisuvuosi: 2018
Journal: Communications in Computer and Information Science
Kokoomateoksen nimi: Well-Being in the Information Society. Fighting Inequalities: 7th International Conference, WIS 2018, Turku, Finland, August 27-29, 2018, Proceedings
Sarjan nimi: Communications in Computer and Information Science
Vuosikerta: 907
Aloitussivu: 28
Lopetussivu: 41
ISBN: 978-3-319-97930-4
eISBN: 978-3-319-97931-1
ISSN: 1865-0929
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97931-1_3
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97931-1_3
This conceptual-analytical paper presents and defines the concept of `human resource debt' (i.e., HR debt). The presented concept draws from the software engineering field's recent work in the technical debt management, yet it departures from the existing conceptualizations by focusing on skills and competences of individual employees as well as emphasizing the need to manage the skill pool with conscious decisions. As with its paragons, this novel concept aims to help to understand, control and utilize better the phenomenon by using a simple metaphor. In addition, the metaphor, borrowed from the economics, also emphasizes the potential price that has to be paid back later. In the discussion, the ever-changing software industry is used as an example industrial domain; however, the concept should be generalizable to other fields. Finally, the paper lays foundations for future work and proposes initial actions needed for forming a proper research agenda.
