Gowan publishes article on relationship between employee training and reemployment compensation

Mary Gowan, dean and professor of business administration in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, co-authored an article published in the September issue of the Journal of Employment Counseling.  The article, titled “Current and Future Value of Human Capital:  Predictors of Reemployment Compensation Following a Job Loss,” examined the role of transferable skills and knowledge for individuals seeking reemployment.  

The study found strong evidence that general human capital, such as that acquired through management and administrative training, is transferable across employers and translates into higher compensation than occupation or firm specific human capital.  Professor Dave Lepak of the University of Bath was the co-author.