According to Thomas and Ely, when people outside the mainstream of corporate America are allowed to join the organization, they Question 9 options: slow corporate decision making down while considering which of their suggestions are worth incorporating in corporate functions and strategies can help companies grow and improve by challenging basic assumptions about an organization's functions, strategies, operations, practices, and procedures they seldom (initially) appreciate the challenges that management faces in the developing strategies and functions can create unhealthy tension in the organization