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1 online resource (342 pages) |
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Cover; Decoding Organization; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction: Organization Studies, History and Bletchley Park; BLETCHLEY PARK AS A RESEARCH SITE; PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES IN ORGANIZATION STUDIES; ORGANIZATION STUDIES AND HISTORY; THE POSSIBILITIES OF HISTORICAL DISTANCE; APPROACH, METHODS AND SOURCES; A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BLETCHLEY PARK; BRIEF OUTLINE OF CONTENTS; NOTES; Part I: Decoding Structures; 1: The Making of Bletchley Park; INTRODUCTION; THE COMPLEXITY OF BLETCHLEY PARK. |
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DUAL CONTROL: BLETCHLEY PARK AS AN SIS WAR STATIONINTER-SERVICE CONFLICTS: CONTROLLING BLETCHLEY PARK; THE HUT 3 CONFLICTS: PUTTING THE HOUSE IN ORDER; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 2: The Making of Signals Intelligence at Bletchley Park; Introduction; The Breaking of Enigma and the Making of Sigint; The Reorganization of Bletchley Park; Conclusion; Notes; Part II: Decoding Cultures; NOTES; 3: Pillars of Culture at Bletchley Park; INTRODUCTION; WARTIME CULTURE; SECRECY; RECRUITMENT; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 4: Splinters of Culture at Bletchley Park; INTRODUCTION; CIVILIAN AND MILITARY; CHIEFS AND INDIANS. |
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CONCLUSIONNOTES; Part III: Decoding Work; NOTES; 5: Making Bletchley Park Work; INTRODUCTION; TRUST AND NETWORKS; MANAGEMENT AND MORALE; FORMAL CO-ORDINATIVE MECHANISMS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 6: Understanding Bletchley Park's Work; INTRODUCTION; STANDARDIZED WORK; KNOWLEDGE WORK; CENTRALIZATION OF WORK; CONCLUSION; NOTES; Conclusion: Reviving Organization Studies; DECODING BLETCHLEY PARK; MAKING ORGANIZATION; REPRESENTING BLETCHLEY PARK; PARADOXICAL CHALLENGES; FINAL THOUGHTS; NOTES; Appendix A. Timeline 1919-2011; Appendix B. Table of Interviewees; Appendix C. Brief Profiles of Key Figures. |
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NotesAppendix D. Organization Charts 1940-46; Glossary of Terms; References; Index. |
| Summary |
A fascinating new work that challenges preconceptions of both Bletchley Park and organization studies. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Government Code and Cypher School (Great Britain) -- History.
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Government Code and Cypher School (Great Britain) |
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History. |
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Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters (1948- ) |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
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Cryptography. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Electronic intelligence -- Great Britain.
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Intelligence service -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Intelligence service. |
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Social aspects. |
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Great Britain. |
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20th century |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Bletchley (Buckinghamshire)
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Bletchley (Buckinghamshire, England) -- History -- 20th century.
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Corporate culture -- England -- Bletchley (Buckinghamshire) -- History -- 20th century.
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Corporate culture. |
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England -- Bletchley (Buckinghamshire) |
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Organization -- Case studies.
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Organization -- Case studies. |
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Corporate culture -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Grey, Christopher. Decoding Organization : Bletchley Park, Codebreaking and Organization Studies. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107005457 |
| ISBN |
9781139338400 |
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1139338404 |
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9781139336666 (electronic book) |
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1139336665 (electronic book) |
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9780511794186 (electronic book) |
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0511794185 (electronic book) |
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9781107005457 |
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1107005450 |
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9781139339988 |
| Standard No. |
9786613571830 |
