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...
by Rob Malcolm | Aug 18, 2026 | Source Note
The basic idea Conservation of Resources (CoR) theory, developed by Stevan Hobfoll, explains stress in terms of the acquisition, protection and loss of resources people value. Its central insight is deceptively simple: people need resources not only to function, but...
by Rob Malcolm | Aug 18, 2026 | Subject Area
Organisational capability is often treated as a relatively stable asset: people are employed, systems exist, processes are documented, and therefore capability is assumed to remain available. In practice, capability depends on people having sufficient cognitive,...