@article{1432757,
      recid = {1432757},
      author = {Watson, Richard Thomas,},
      title = {Capital, systems, and objects : the foundation and future  of organizations /},
      pages = {1 online resource (244 pages)},
      abstract = {This book provides a set of integrated  frameworks--capital, systems, and objects--that transcend  managerial or technology hype by focusing on the long-term  fundamentals that sustain organizational success. Many  organizations are currently addressing two important  transformational issues: ecological sustainability and  digitization. Sustainability is a goal, an end, and  digitization is a process, a means to achieve a goal. This  book introduces a flexible model that can be applied to  current and future organizational challenges, including  sustainability and digitization, because the fundamentals  are constant. This book is designed to serve two purposes  for the readers: first, to present three conceptual  foundations for designing and operating organizations  (capital, systems, and objects in section 1); and second,  to provide a reference source for implementing these ideas  in an organization (sections 2 and 3). The first section of  the book, chapters 1 through 7, sets forth the conceptual  foundations. The chapters mix concepts and practical  examples to give a new way of thinking about the setting in  which one may work many days each year. The second section  provides details and associated examples of every one of  the thirty-six forms of capital conversion. It also  illustrates how the five foundational systems support  capital conversion in a variety of ways. Finally, the third  section is about measuring capital and systems. The book  will resonate with practitioners and students of strategy,  leadership, and organizational design. It is critical  reading for leaders, industry experts, and general readers  who want to understand how over thousands of years the  capital creation system has developed todays world and will  fashion its future.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1432757},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9418-2},
}