ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that all human beings have beliefs, values, dreams and aspirations. One difficulty that all writers and practitioners involved in organisational theory and behaviour confront is that unlike physics, chemistry, biology or engineering, there are no terms or concepts in our field with universally accepted definitions. One of the problems in the field of organisational behaviour is that language used to describe the concepts is often in the domain of social meaning. That is, we have a general understanding of terms such as manager, leader, authority, power, team or organisation, but there may be and often are significant differences. While there is no argument in technical fields regarding the need for theory, definition and clear articulation of process, organisational behaviour and design fields remain theory deficient. The chapter provides a language for developing, discussing, thinking and working with propositions about organisations and management.
