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Core
Capabilities
The reality of business is that
innovation, technology, and human
capital are complex phenomena emerging
as interactions between people,
structure, processes, financial
resources and the external environment.
Toward better
understanding contemporary
organizations, the Center for Human
Capital, Innovation and Technology
focuses on:
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Macro and micro theories and levels
of analyses, cross-functional
business expertise in examining
human capital, innovation, and
technology.
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The
blending of human capital,
innovation, and technology within
organizations to better understand
more socially complex sources of
competitive advantage.
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The
perceptual and cognitive processes
underlying how organizations manage
the tension between their
capabilities and limitations with
respect to human capital,
innovation, and technology.
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The
management of the interdependencies
and alignment of human capital,
innovation, and technology at all
levels of the organization.
Powering HCIT and its
mission are:
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Members of Smith's management
faculty, internationally recognized
for their expertise and their
scholarly leadership;
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The
school's cross-functional research
focus, which brings together Smith
faculty from different business
functions as well as University of
Maryland colleagues from
complementary disciplines and
internationally recognized scholars;
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Established Smith School
partnerships with leading global
companies.
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