It is probable that one day we shall begin to draw organization charts as a series of linked groups rather than as a hierarchical structure of indivi… - Douglas McGregor

Every managerial act rests on assumptions, generalizations, and hypotheses — that is to say, on theory. Our assumptions are frequently implicit, sometimes quite unconscious, often conflicting; nevertheless, they determine our predictions that if we do a, b will occur. Theory and practice are inseparable.

If there is a single assumption which pervades conventional organizational theory, it is that authority is the central, indispensable means of managerial control.

Man will exercise self-direction and self-control in the service of objectives to which he is committed.