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The Human Resources Debt in Software Business




TekijätSonja M. Hyrynsalmi, Minna M. Rantanen, Johannes Holvitie, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Erkki Sutinen

ToimittajaHongxiu Li, Ágústa Pálsdóttir, Roland Trill, Reima Suomi, Yevgeniya Amelina

Konferenssin vakiintunut nimiInternational Conference on Well-Being in the Information Society

KustantajaSpringer International Publishing

Julkaisuvuosi2018

JournalCommunications in Computer and Information Science

Kokoomateoksen nimiWell-Being in the Information Society. Fighting Inequalities: 7th International Conference, WIS 2018, Turku, Finland, August 27-29, 2018, Proceedings

Sarjan nimiCommunications in Computer and Information Science

Vuosikerta907

Aloitussivu28

Lopetussivu41

ISBN978-3-319-97930-4

eISBN978-3-319-97931-1

ISSN1865-0929

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97931-1_3

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97931-1_3


Tiivistelmä
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.



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