by Rob Malcolm | Aug 19, 2026 | Glossary
Human Capital is the knowledge, skills, experience, judgement and capability held by people. Social Capital is the trust, relationships, communication, reciprocity and cooperation that enable those individual capabilities to connect and work collectively. Human...
by Rob Malcolm | Aug 19, 2026 | Source Note
Human Capital and Social Capital are often treated as separate organisational resources. In practice, they are inseparable whenever people need to accomplish something together. Human Capital resides in people: their knowledge, skills, experience, judgement,...
by Rob Malcolm | Aug 19, 2026 | Misc
Reciprocity is the social expectation that contribution, cooperation and care will be met over time by corresponding willingness from others to contribute, cooperate and care in return. It is not simply an immediate exchange of favours. Healthy reciprocity develops...
by Rob Malcolm | Aug 19, 2026 | Glossary
Social Cohesion is the capacity of people within a community, organisation, or wider social system to maintain sufficient trust, belonging, mutual obligation, and willingness to cooperate despite differences in interests, experience, and perspective. Cohesion does not...
by Rob Malcolm | Aug 18, 2026 | Glossary
Conservation of Resources (CoR) theory proposes that people seek to acquire, protect and replenish resources they value, and experience stress when those resources are threatened, lost, or cannot be restored. Resources include more than material assets. They can...