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Human Capital Management Silicon Valley (Technology)

Abstract

Silicon Valley is the center of high-tech industries located in the southern part of the Bay Area of San Francisco in California on the west coast of the United States. The region remains the epicenter of the main technological California. This paper aims to discuss Human Capital Management in Silicon Valley. Human capital is a source of innovation; innovation is the soul of the high-tech enterprises. Human capital status relative to physical capital has been greatly increased. Human capital for the development of high-tech industries is very important; it is a key element in the development of Silicon Valley. Human capital development and attraction is the most important factor for Silicon Valley's success Silicon Valley still has the same appeal today than twenty years ago and continues to attract the best human capital and entrepreneurial minds to launch their start-ups there. Silicon Valley companies to take a variety of recruitment strategies to snatch talent, not only provides a competitive salary and benefits, and also provide a more attractive policy, such as the opportunity to provide more knowledge training, and some companies will provide global rotation opportunities.

Human Capital Management Silicon Valley (Technology)

Introduction

Silicon Valley is the center of high-tech industries located in the southern part of the Bay Area of San Francisco in California on the west coast of the United States. Although this region is not a valley strictly speaking, the term refers often metonymy industry technologies in general. The city of San Jose is the largest city in Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has inspired a number of technology parks in Europe. This paper aims to discuss Human Capital Management in Silicon Valley.

Discussion

Silicon Valley is defined by its economic activity; its boundaries are blurred and constantly evolving. The expression does not match an administrative entity and refers to a region comprising about 2 million people and 6,000 businesses in high technology. Some do match Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, which includes the largest companies of advanced technologies in the region. More generally, Silicon Valley encompasses the northern part of the Santa Clara Valley and the communities of southern San Francisco peninsula and south-east of the bay. The organization Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network, which has developed a socio-economic index for the region, defined as the entire Santa Clara County, more localities Foster City , San Mateo ,Belmont , San Carlos , Redwood City , Atherton , East Palo Alto , Woodside , Portola Valley and Menlo Park in San Mateo County , the towns of Union City , Fremont and Newark in Alameda County and Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County. It happens sometimes that the last term is used often by the media national or international, to designate all technology companies in the urban area of San Francisco. Numbers of companies specializing in software or services Internet are actually located in San Francisco, and a center of biotechnology is in the east of the ...