The effectiveness of human capital in the context of the digital transformation of the economy: The case of Ukraine
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https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v8i2.686Keywords:
Ukraine, human capital, digital economy, business, digital transformation, efficiencyAbstract
The purpose of this article is to empirically assess the qualitative parameters of the effectiveness of human capital for business digitalization in Ukraine. Using a survey of 500 business representatives in Ukraine and the Fibonacci rule, and taking into account the digital business transformation level, the qualitative levels of human capital efficiency have been classified. Also, using the method of principal components, the system of factors of human capital's effectiveness for the intensification of digitalization has been empirically substantiated. An empirical model for assessing the quantitative levels of human capital effectiveness in the context of digital business transformation has been developed using integral assessment. The potential for the development of business digitalization based on the factors' actual values has been determined. The results obtained can become the basis to improve the quality of human capital for the successful introduction of modern digital technologies into the country's business processes.
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