On the Language of Organization Theory
指出组织理论中常用的动词（如塑造、决定、选择）看似描述组织过程，实则掩盖了过程，因为这些动词的语法形式已包含了它们声称要解释的结果。文章探讨了这类动词为何普遍存在，并思考如何修正组织理论的语言。
Theories of organization rely upon verbs such as shape, determine, select, and choose. Although these verbs appear to depict processes of organization, instead they obscure organization processes behind empty and misbegotten abstractions. These verbs are shown to have the character of achievements; their grammatical form encompasses the very outcomes they purport to explain. The reasons why such verbs exist and are used so prevalently are explored and implications for revising the language of organization theory are considered.