The Human Capital Report

Question 1

Detrimental

Answer 1

adjective
Causing harm or damage
* These chemicals will have a detrimental impact on people’s health.
* Their new CEO might be detrimental to the future of their company.

Question 2

Society as a whole

Answer 2

phrase
Used to refer to people as a group, rather than as individuals
* Persol is trying to better the lives of society as a whole.
* He believes that society as a whole is in danger.

Question 3

Workforce planning

Answer 3

noun
Managing human resources into the future to meet business objectives
* We are using workforce planning to ensure that organizations have the people with the right skills in place.
* Strategic workforce planning is critical to our success.

Question 4

Human Capital Endowment

Answer 4

noun
An individual’s skills and capacities put to productive use on behalf of society
* Human capital endowment development strategies are critical to the success of a nation.
* Life-long learning is key in a comprehensive human capital endowment strategy.

Question 5

A nation

Answer 5

noun
A group of people with a common language, history and geographic territory.
* Independence is vital for the survival of a nation.
* The Cherokee is one of the great nations of North America.

Question 6

Leverage

Answer 6

verb
To use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better
* We are trying to leverage AI technologies in our new products.
* Our marketing department will leverage our social media accounts as best they can.

Question 7

Scarcity

Answer 7

noun
A lack of something
* There is a scarcity of IT talent in Japan.
* We are facing a scarcity of skilled workers.

Question 8

Talent crunch

Answer 8

noun
The growing scarcity and high demand for skilled and qualified workers in various industries worldwide
* It is estimated that by 2030 there will be a worldwide talent crunch of 85 million.
* They gave us some tips on how to manage the upcoming talent crunch.

Question 9

Population dynamics

Answer 9

noun
The births, deaths, immigration and emigration of a country / nation
* Population dynamics will play a major role in the next few decades.
* Population dynamics is incredibly complex and hard to estimate.

Question 10

Civil society

Answer 10

noun
Society as it relates to normal people (Distinct from business and government)
* Our company is trying to involve itself in civil society.
* Wellbeing in civil society is a key factor.

Question 11

Pillar

Answer 11

noun
An important part /basis of something
* “Work and smile” is at the pillar of our organization.
* Our philosophy consists of four pillars.

Question 12

Population pyramid

Answer 12

noun
An illustration of a population’s age and gender distribution
* Males are usually to the left and females to the right on a population pyramid.
* The population pyramid of a country is a very good indication of its birth rates.

Question 13

Multiply

Answer 13

verb
To increase something very much in number
* We will need to multiply the amount of engineers we employ.
* Unemployment in Spain is multiplying every year.

Question 14

Rapidly aging populations

Answer 14

noun
Referring to a nation where there are many elderly people and fewer working-age people in the economy
* Japan and Italy are dealing with rapidly aging populations.
* Rapidly aging populations will be a critical factor in the coming century.