Arguments in development.
Essays, conceptual papers and analytical commentaries that examine relational resources, capabilities, coordination and value creation in conditions of technological change.
Original writing and research intelligence
Ideas under examination.
What becomes strategically possible when relationships are treated as capabilities to be developed, protected and renewed?
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Two streams of inquiry.
The work moves between original arguments and close readings of research. Both are necessary for developing ideas with discipline.
Research read closely.
Structured readings of research that matters for relational thinking in organizations, including its contribution, limits and implications for further inquiry.
Enter Research IntelligenceResearch Intelligence
Research is more useful when read with care.
Each brief begins with an original source and considers what it contributes, what it does not establish, and why it matters for relational thinking in organizations.
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A developing programme of work.
The following texts are in development. Their titles indicate directions of inquiry, not completed research or final conclusions.
Relational economy and competitive advantage
Relational Economy as a Driver of Competitive Advantage in the Age of AI: A Theoretical Model
A conceptual exploration of relational economy, competitive advantage, AI-driven transformation, relational capital and dynamic capabilities.
Relational Management as a New Logic of Organizing in the AI-Driven Economy
An examination of Relational Management as a possible alternative to mechanistic, transactional and automation-first models of organizing.
From Relational Capital to Relational Capabilities: Trust, Cooperation and Knowledge Sharing as Strategic Assets
A study of the shift from relational capital as a resource to relational capabilities as the capacity to create value through trust, cooperation and knowledge sharing.
AI, trust, governance and relational risk
Human-AI Collaboration and Relational Value Creation: Rethinking the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Organizations
An inquiry into whether AI is only a tool, or also part of the conditions through which relational processes and value creation are organized.
Trust and Governance in AI-Driven Transformation: A Relational Economy Perspective
A discussion of trust, transparency, responsibility and participation as conditions influencing the quality of AI-enabled organizational change.
Relational Erosion in the Age of AI: The Hidden Cost of Automation-First Transformation
An examination of the possibility that efficiency gains may coexist with weaker agency, trust, psychological safety, knowledge exchange and social connection.
Higher education, human capital and measurement
Relational Economy as a Framework for Competitive Advantage in AI-Driven Higher Education
A conceptual study of how AI may be translated into relational capital, knowledge creation, collaboration and innovation in higher education.
AI, Human Capital and Relational Learning in Management Education
An exploration of AI, management education, human capability development and the relational conditions of learning and knowledge sharing.
Measuring Relational Readiness in AI-Enabled Organizations: Toward a New Conceptual Scale
A methodological and conceptual proposal for examining how relational readiness for AI-enabled transformation might be understood and assessed.
Long-form work
Some questions require more space.
Alongside essays, research intelligence and articles in development, this programme includes longer authorial projects presented as work in preparation.
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Long-form projects in preparation.
Each project is presented without a confirmed publication date, publisher or final editorial form.
Relational Economy: A Utopian Dream or the Future of Economy?
A book-length inquiry into whether a more relational understanding of economic and organizational life can respond credibly to technological and institutional change.
Relational Economy: Textbook
An educational text in preparation to support structured study and teaching in relational economy. Its final scope and form remain under development.
Silent Burnout
An independent authorial book project. Further details will be shared when its editorial scope is ready to be made public.
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Clear labels are part of the method.
A developing body of work needs to show readers what kind of contribution they are encountering and what status it holds.
Original Insight
An essay, conceptual argument or analytical commentary developed within Guidelines.
Research Intelligence Brief
A structured interpretation of an external research source, including relevance and limitations.
Working Paper
A text in development that may change substantially through further reading, research and review.
Reading Note
A concise observation from a book, article or research question that merits closer attention.
Long-form Project
A book, handbook or extended work in preparation.
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Inquiry before certainty.
The distinction between evidence, interpretation and future research is not a formality. It is part of how intellectual work becomes more trustworthy.
Ideas should remain open to challenge.
The work draws on established research across strategic management, organizational learning, trust, governance, human capital, sociology of economic relations and human-AI collaboration.
Where evidence is established, it should be treated as such. Where an interpretation is provisional, it should remain visible as a proposition or question. Where research is still needed, the uncertainty is part of the work.
Continue the inquiry
Read the ideas in context.
The Idea sets out why a relational perspective may be needed now. The Framework examines its concepts and mechanisms. Research outlines the questions and evidence base behind the work.