7 Understanding Human and Hard Resources
7.1 Comprehending Resources
Getting a handle on both human and hard resources is a bigger challenge than you might think. As outlined in Chapter 5, human and hard resources are two separate, but related, commodities, each of high value (I’m sorry, but in large commercial organizations humans are sometimes seen as commodities). As both resources are firmly entrenched within the Inner Core, as shown in Figure 7.1, it’s worthwhile to spend some time dealing with the concepts behind these types of resources. Let’s talk about human resources first, as this is definitely the more complex portion of the discussion.
FIGURE 7.1 Human and hard resources within inner core.
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