Symbolic Capital
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Richard Thomas Watson
Capital, Systems, and Objects The Foundation and Future of Organizations
Management for Professionals
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Richard Thomas Watson
Capital, Systems, and Objects The Foundation and Future of Organizations
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Richard Thomas Watson Department of Management Information Systems University of Georgia Athens, GA, USA
ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) Management for Professionals ISBN 978-981-15-9417-5 ISBN 978-981-15-9418-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9418-2 Previous edition was self published and available on Amazon © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
To Alice, Ned, & Sophie
Preface
I have always enjoyed puzzles, particularly those with fuzzy rules that encourage creative and tangential thinking. For much of my life, I have pursued the solution of one puzzle: I’ve been trying to identify and fit together the pieces of a jigsaw that would give me a general understanding of how humans, organizations, and societies work. This is a wicked jigsaw because there are no edge pieces to frame the puzzle and the pieces rarely fit together cleanly. Even so, there are moments of elation when I see a connection between two pieces and can mash them together within my mind. Sometimes I see how a series of pieces connect to create a landscape that is a significant leap forward for me in solving my idiosyncratic jigsaw. This book is about four of these landscape moments. First, I realized that the object-oriented
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