The management theorist who ventures outside his or her world is like Alice in
Wonderland. He or she will meet strange beings, customs, ways of organizing or
disorganizing and theories that are clearly stupid, old-fashioned or even immoral
— yet they may work, or at least they may not fail more frequently than
corresponding theories do at home. Then, after the first culture shock, the traveler
to Wonderland will feel enlightened, and may be able to take his or her
experiences home and use them advantageously, (p. 93)