Structural holes theory develops the particulars of tertius gaudens dynamics in a conception of
social organization built around competition and stressing a
set of dependent variables that are outcomes of those competitions
(e.g,, promotions and profit).
The language of structural
holes theory is often a language of competition, control,
relative advantage, and manipulation, Burt (1992: 33) indicated,
for example, that the tertius may choose to move "accurate,
ambiguous, or distorted information" between contacts