01643nam a22001457a 4500 533242 533242 260430b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Baxi, Amol and Saradhi, V. Raveendra 60360 Distinct dimensions of human capital in distressed firms: Implications for firms and research Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers 51(1), Jan-Mar, 2026: p.7-24 This study examines how research has analysed human capital in distressed firms, which face unique challenges and complex choices impacting survival. This paper highlights that while literature has grappled with several sub-streams of interrelated research, their integration into a specialised subject from a distress perspective remains. Drawing perspectives from multiple research streams, we highlight the distinct issues distressed firms face in the human capital context. We present a conceptual framework outlining the ex-ante interactions of bankruptcy and human capital across the distress lifecycle (pre-distress, distress, and bankruptcy). This paper recommend a greater ex-ante focus (managerial, academic, and research) on the distinct dimensions of human capital across the distress lifecycle to avoid firm collapse/liquidation events.-Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02560909241254149?_gl=1*2ey25s*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzUxNjcyODAyLjE3Nzc 1NDAxMjU.*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3Nzc1NDAxMjUkbzEk ZzEkdDE3Nzc1NDAxNDAkajQ1JGwwJGgzNTU2NjEzMjE. Humana capital, Distress, Bankruptcy, Downsizing, Labour and finance. 60361 Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 408412 IIPA IIPA 2026-04-30 51(1), Jan-Mar, 2026: p.7-24 AR138753 2026-04-30 AR