Strategic psychologyas assessment of human capital

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of human capital from the perspective of a new branch of psychology, strategic psychology. Strategic psychology gives scientific knowledge about the psychological nature of global political, economic and cultural changes that are radically changing the consciousness and behavior of modern people. The strategic psychology focus on the people under the influence of the future. Continuous changes taking place in all areas of life, make people adapt to change under their influence. The wealth of society as a whole can be viewed as a set of human capital and material (physical) capital, not directly associated with people. In the information society the human capital is the most important factor in the reproduction of the national wealth and an essential element. Big social and economic progress is a result of capital investments in education, training, health and nutrition, as well as other activities to ensure the creation of human capital.
Commonly used methods for inter-country comparison, according to which the system of indicators characterizing the relationship of macroeconomic and educational characteristics of a particular country, compared with the corresponding system while other countries. Human capital – it is not the real people and their productive capacity, ability, human skills that belong to him. Since all of these properties are merged with the living human person, which is not sold and not bought, then, according to one hundred human capital concept, are bought and sold a human capital services, which are a form of manifestation of productivity of human capabilities in themselves the labor process (production). Activation of the human factor should be analyzed in terms of the social and psychological aspects of employee labor activity, characteristic for a specific period. In these circumstances, no increase of the technical level defines the economic potential of the enterprise, and the human element, wherein the ability to create, innovate, produce new knowledge. It is in these days there are significant changes in the technosphere, biosphere, societies that put into question the future of man. What will the world of tomorrow and what will be a person who lives in this world - a key strategic question of psychology. The key strategic issue of Psychology: Psychology of human capital.