An organization has no presence beyond that of the people who bring it to life. - Gareth Morgan

Groups and departments often attempt to incorporate key skills and resources within their boundaries and to control admissions through selective recruitment.

Contingency theorists suggest that we can best proceed by appointing 'the right people' to the job we have in mind, and by creating flexible authority, communications, and reward structures that will motivate them to satisfy their own needs through the achievement of organizational goals.

Any system that insulates itself from diversity in the environment tends to atrophy and lose its complexity and distinctive nature