Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present some research results concerning adaptation the human capital into the knowledge-based economy in Poland. The knowledge domination as a fundamental resource creating the social and economic reality determines the internal changes of organization basic resources in relation to the changes of the key areas of its environment. Design/methodology/approach – We propose an approach which allow to make the assessment of the knowledge economy influences on the behaviors of organization in the area of shaping the human capital. The methodology involve the three following research’s levels: – The first research level concerns the identification and the assessment of independent variables in human capital area in the context of knowledge-based economy development. The independent variables were described as the key macroeconomic factors that identify the dynamics of the economy’s development in the scope of the human capital. – The second research level concerns defining the enterprise features in the area of human capital – dependent variables which have been recognized as the most representative from the human capital behaviour sensitive view point on the knowledge economy influence. The dependent variables were determined as a results of the questionaries’ findings. – At the third level there were defined the direct analysis areas that enable the evaluation of the degree of adaptation of the enterprises’ human capital to the knowledge-based economy dynamics. Originality/value – This methodology puts in evidence describing both the degree and state of human capital adaptation to the knowledge based-economy by the following issues distinguishing: Independent variables favouring, block or neutralising the human capital development. Dependent variables which in the particular way make possible, block or neutralizing the opportunities usage created by the knowledge-based economy. The analysis and assessment of the adaptation degree of human capital in the enterprises to the knowledge-based economy requirements on the basis on the research concerning the relation occurring in those areas. Practical implications – The outcomes of the application will cause to increase the enterprises’ awareness concerning the relation between the environment and use of internal resources to the proper creation of capital potential in a context of the knowledge-based economy development.