Human capital as the sum of skills, experience and knowledge. The work of another Nobel Prize winner, Becker, completed this first definition in 1964 by adding personality, appearance and reputation, and showed that the company was a place for training and investing in human capital . More recently, Bontis defines human capital as: "The gathering of intangible resources owned by members of the organization. These resources can be of three types: skills (including talents and know-how), attitudes (motivation, leadership qualities of leaders), and intellectual agility ... "